Three Day Trips from Lisbon, Portugal
Portugal is having a moment right now. Travelers are finding out that the prices are right, English is widely spoken and it's a beautiful country. One of the most popular places to visit is the capital city of Lisbon. Here are 3 day trips from Lisbon: Belem A short train ride from Lisbon, about 15 minutes, is Belem. Located along the Tejo River, Belem isn't actually its own city but a suburb or parish of Lisbon. Vasco de Gama set sail for worlds unknown from here and it still holds the spirit of the Age of Discovery. The immense wealth of the new sea routes funded the Monasterio dos Jeronimos (Jeronimos Monastery) and some 500 years later, the Monument to the Discoveries was built to celebrate this history. First built in 1940 for the Portuguese World Exhibition and then reconstructed in 1960 to commemorate 500 years since Henry the Navigators death, you can visit this monument - though we didn't as we didn't have a car and the walk was not only far but al...