lisboa city lisboa city

MARCHAS POPULARES
ONE OF THE BIGGEST
EUROPEAN
FESTIVALS
The most original parade, the best
music, the best choreography or visual
arrangement and the most original
lyrics are the subject of heated debate
between the rival neighbourhoods in
the months following the marchas
populares.
This western suburb has an enormous number of prime tourist sights and cultural
attractions. Bus: 14, 27, 29, 43, 49, 51. Tram: 15. Train: Belém station on the Cais do
Sodré – Cascais line. Begin at the Belém Palace (Palácio de Belém) (1), official residence
of the President of the Republic, and try one of the renowned Belém pastries in the
traditional pastry shop on the corner (2). Walk up Calçada do Galvão to the Tropical
Agricultural Garden-Museum (Jardim-Museu Agrícola Tropical) (3) and then go back
down to the Jeronimos Monastery (Mosteiro dos Jerónimos) (4) and to the
Archaeological Museum (Museu de Arqueologia) (5). Visit the Gulbenkian Planetarium
(Planetário Gulbenkian) (6) and the Maritime Museum (Museu de Marinha) (7). Take
a look in the spectacular Belém Cultural Center (Centro Cultural de Belém) (8),
designed by Italian architect Vittorio Gregotti and Portuguese architect Manuel
Salgado, and have lunch looking out over the Tagus and the Belém gardens (9). Cross
over to the riverfront using the pedestrian underpass and visit the Discoveries
WALKS
Monument (Padrão dos Descobrimentos) (10). Take the elevator up to the top, enjoy
the panoramic views, and don’t miss the bird’s-eye view of the great Compass Rose
(Rosa dos Ventos) on the pavement below. Next walk west along the riverfront to
the Museum of Folk Art (Museu de Arte Popular) (11). Continuing in the same
direction, walk by the Bom Sucesso dock (Doca do Bom Sucesso) (12) until you come
to the famous Belém Tower (Torre de Belém) (13). After visiting it, continue past the
Bom Sucesso fort (Forte do Bom Sucesso) (14) next door and use the pedestrian
bridge to cross the train tracks and highway to Av. Torre de Belém (15), walk up it
to Rua de Pedrouços where you can catch a number 15 tram to Praça Afonso de
Albuquerque (16) and the Belem River Ferry Station (Estação Fluvial de Belém) (17).
A short walk east is the Electricity Museum (Museu da Electricidade) (18). After a visit
here, relax on one of the river front terraces. Buses for the center: 14, 28, 43, 49, 51.
32 _
33