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Jerónimos Monastery

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Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon, Portugal
Photo: Yair Haklai, CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons

This monastery in the district of Belém, Lisbon, was designed in the late Gothic style and is considered one of the most important buildings of the city. This is where several monarchs and royal family members are buried, among them also the Portuguese explorers Vasco da Gama and Luís de Camões, as well as the poet Fernando Pessoa.

This is the building that shapes the district of Belém in a distince manner. With its nicely decorated facade of limestone, it is a particular touristic attraction. Visitors should also get to see the cloyster and the picturesque patio.

When Vasco da Gama came back from his first trip to India, Manuel I of Portugal ordered to built this monastery as the trading revenues could fund the building.

In 1601 the construction was finished and it should host the Order of Saint Jerome until the first half of the 20th century. Earthquakes couldn’t harm the monastery, but the troops of Napoleon Bonaparte did so.

Since 1983, the monastery is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 2007 this was the place where the Treaty of Lisbon to reshape the European Union wash signed.

In its side wings there are the Naval Museum and the Archeological Museum.

Opening times

October to April: from Monday to Saturday from 10.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

May to September: from 10.00 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Closed: Sundays and 1 January, 1 May, 13 June and 25 December

Price:

Adults: 10 €, Kids are free until 12 years

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Svenja Trachte

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Public transport

From Lisbon city center (Cais de Sodré) by bus line 714 or tram to Belém.

Coordinates

38.697815, -9.207259

DMS

38°41'52.1"N 9°12'26.1"W

UTM

29S 481976 4283264

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