Free audio walk in Lisbon

Belém Contrasts

  • 11 stops
  • Free
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Starts at Praça Do Império 1400-206

Belém Contrasts, Lisbon

About this walk

Distance: 4.5 km Time: 70 minutes Explore Belém, where Lisbon takes on a different face — wide, open, and full of contrasts. Here, centuries-old towers like the Belém Tower stand side by side with bold modern architecture. As you walk along the riverfront, the mix of past and future gives this area a rhythm all its own. This route starts and ends at the same location.

The stops

Walk them in order; each story plays when you reach its pin.

Map of the 11 stops on Belém Contrasts
  1. 1
    Stop 1

    Jerónimos Monastery

    Manueline stone carved like lace.

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  2. 2
    Stop 2

    Belém Tower

    A watchtower guarding the river mouth.

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  3. 3
    Stop 3

    The Lisbon Rhinoceros

    A carved beast peering from a tower.

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  4. 4
    Stop 4

    Age of Discovery Begins

    Sails unfurl and the ocean calls.

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  5. 5
    Stop 5

    Portugal’s Golden Age

    Trade, empire, and gilded ambitions.

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  6. 6
    Stop 6

    Monument to the Discoveries

    A stone prow honoring navigators and restless seas.

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  7. 7
    Stop 7

    Bartolomeu Dias

    A captain who stared down the Cape.

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  8. 8
    Stop 8

    Prince Henry the Navigator

    A prince who mapped a horizon of hope.

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  9. 9
    Stop 9

    Pastéis de Belém

    The original bakery’s crisp secret.

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  10. 10
    Stop 10

    Palácio de Belém: Presidency & Museum

    A pink palace and a quiet museum.

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  11. 11
    Stop 11

    Tropical Botanical Garden

    Exotic specimens under colonial shade.

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Ready when you are

Walk Belém Contrasts with ROODS.

11 stops through Lisbon. Open ROODS in your browser, walk to the first pin and the story plays.

  • Stories on a map, with narrated audio
  • Walk at your own pace, stop where you like
  • Runs in your browser. An app is optional.
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