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Belém Tower – Monument to the Discoveries loop from São Francisco Xavier

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Lisbon

Algés

Belém Tower – Monument to the Discoveries loop from São Francisco Xavier

Moderate

4.8

(5)

113

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Belém Tower – Monument to the Discoveries loop from São Francisco Xavier

02:14

8.65km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 2, 2026

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2.37 km

Belém Tower

Highlight • Monument

The Torre de Belem is the most characteristic building in Lisbon, being the monument in Portugal that comes closest to instant recognition. This delightfully tiny fortress has guarded the Tagus …

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3.07 km

Belém Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

This is a comparatively small pseudo lighthouse between the Belm Tower and the Monument to the Discoveries.

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3.44 km

The Monument to the Discoveries, popularly known as Padrão dos Descobrimentos, is a monument built in 1960, on the banks of the Tagus River, in Belém, Lisbon, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Henry the Navigator.

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3.52 km

Rose of the Winds

Highlight • Monument

The Compass Rose and World Map in front of the Padrão dos Descobrimentos in Lisbon are a stunning work of urban art and a historical tribute to the Portuguese Age of Discovery.

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4.29 km

Vasco da Gama Garden

Highlight • Natural Monument

Built for the great exhibition of the Portuguese world in 1940, it is characterized by its large lawn areas.

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6.20 km

Monument to Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral

Highlight • Monument

Monument is dedicated to Sacadura Cabral and Gago Coutinholos, who were the first Portuguese aviators to cross the South Atlantic in 1922

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6.33 km

Bronze model of the Belém Tower

Highlight • Monument

Small model of the Torre de Belen.

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6.52 km

Bom Sucesso Fort (Combatant's Museum)

Highlight • Historical Site

The Fort of Bom Sucesso is located slightly to the west of the Tower of Belém in Belém in the municipality of Lisbon, in Portugal. It currently houses the Museu do Combatente and the Monument to the Overseas Combatants.

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8.65 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.87 km

2.72 km

1.33 km

725 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.65 km

3.00 km

939 m

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Belém Tower – Monument to the Discoveries loop from São Francisco Xavier

Belém Tower

Belém Lighthouse

Monument to the Discoveries

Rose of the Winds

Vasco da Gama Garden

Monument to Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral

Bronze model of the Belém Tower

Bom Sucesso Fort (Combatant's Museum)

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