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Belém Free Tour: The Birthplace of the Discoveries
Explore with us around Belém a place full of history where you will learn the past of Lisbon and will have the opportunity to visit the most important and iconic places.
Things to do Belém Free Tour: The Birthplace of the Discoveries
Join us on a fantastic tour around Belém, the Birthplace of the Discoveries! Portugal was the first global empire in the world, and everything started in this lovely district called Belém. Vessels left its harbors to navigate through the unknown, to cross the dangerous of the oceans and discover new land, building churches, forts and cities on two third of the world and making Portugal one of the richest empires in the world. Belém is considered to be one of the most beautiful places in the city, with its many historical buildings and famous UNESCO heritage sites, like the Jerónimos Monastery and the Tower of Belém. Our team of local guides, are very knowledgeable, well-informed, entertaining, and free to give their touch according to the group to guarantee the best tour! Some of the incredible places we'll see on this tour: Afonso de Albuquerque Square The Presidential Palace The gardens of Belém The Coaches Museum The Maat The 25 of April Bridge The Pastel de Belém Shop The Jerónimos Monastery The Imperial Square The Monument to the Discoveries The Compass Rose The Cultural Centre of Belém The Tower of Belém and many more...
Included
Belém Tower
Jerónimos Monastery
Padrão dos Descobrimentos
MAAT
Pastéis de Belém
Imperial Garden
Centro Cultural de Belém
Palácio Nacional de Belém
National Coach Museum
Guía especializado
The Compass Rose
Thai Pagoda
The gardens of Belém
Afonso de Albuquerque Monument
Henry, the Navigator
The rise and fall of the Portuguese Empire
much more
Meeting point
Garden Afonso de Albuquerque
Reviews (364)
2025-04-09 08:03:39
“A very unusual tour”
Ann-Luisa was amazing! We had the worst weather ever, rain pouring, strong wind blowing. Some people even gave up, but we've decided to give it a chance. And we did right! The weather got better, then worse, but Ann-Luisa made it work. This actualy helped us - the group was very small, which enabled us to make a better connection with our guide. She struggled through the weather with us, she was very informative and knew a lot about the history and some small details that made the tour even more interesting!
Lidija Dražić (English)
2025-04-03 18:18:43
“Very good guide.”
Very good guide.
Arne Fink (English)
2025-04-03 15:44:19
“The birthplace of discoveries”
Very good guide
Joy Pergament (English)
2025-02-19 16:36:55
“Belem”
Really interesting tour with Kate. I learned lots about the age of exploration. Also useful tips on good restaurants! Thank you
Annemarie Naughton (English)
2025-02-19 14:13:28
“Belam”
What a lovely way to experience and learn about this beautiful part of Lisbon.. Our guide, Katerina,was extremely knowledgeable about the area and the history of Belem. Her English was clear, as we're her explanations and instructions
Nairamrob (English)
2025-02-05 18:56:33
“Samuel a great storyteller”
Thank you sharing your knowledge in a pleasant and funny way professor Samuel. We loved it.
Wouter Van Meel (English)
2025-01-02 21:16:23
“Recomendo”
A Guia é muito simpática, informou sobre a história e curiosidades de Portugal e de suas colônias.
Daniela Felga (Portuguese)
2024-12-19 19:58:25
“Tour em Belem e pelas invasões portuguesas”
Fizemos o tour com a Kate, recebemos ótimas informações sobre as invasões ("descobrimentos") portuguesas. O dia estava ótimo e também ajudou!
Recomendamos!
Tiago Rodrigo dos Santos (Portuguese)
2024-12-08 08:59:50
“Great tour!”
Walter was our tour guide.
He was great at explaining all the history around Belem. Tour didn’t feel rushed.
Would definitely recommend him!
AK (English)
2024-11-25 15:29:33
“Great time at Belem with Walter”
We did the Belem tour with Walter- he is knowledgeable, friendly and tournis very informative. Great time with the tour- highly recommend it!
Aysen Onen (English)
2024-11-12 12:30:08
“Interesting, informative and enjoyable”
A friend and I took the Belem walking tour. The directions to where the tour starts were very clear. The group was was the right size so interaction was easy. Our guide Samuel was very informative and he took time to take us inside the church which was part of the monastery and also gave us time to sample the famous pastels de belem. All in all it was educational and enjoyable.
Farzeen Pal (English)
2024-10-26 15:42:23
“Tour with Sara ”
It was an amazing tour! Sara is an excellent tour guide who gave us a lot of informartion! Obrigado!!!
GEORGIOS ZOGRAFOS (English)
2024-10-25 16:30:01
“knowledgeable ”
Very nice tour, full with detailed historical info. Samuel was great.
Zorica Drobnjak (English)
2024-10-25 15:50:06
“Belem disappointment”
Walter the guide was very knowledgeable and a nice guy, but it was too much dialogue. Talking for the first 35 mins, then long sessions of dialogue throughout the tour meant that the number of places visited appeared short. If the dialogue could be shortened, and additional places added, I think it would be a great tour. It would also be better if the mention of payment was not continually repeated along with the offer to escort you to a ATM. We all understood that the tours survive on donations.
Sorry, but just being honest!
Richard Coombs (English)
2024-10-25 13:31:05
“Great Tour!”
Great and informative tour. Lots of history of the area.
Kathleen Hofbauer (English)
2024-10-24 18:10:40
“Great tour”
This was fun and educational, thank you
Carine Terlan (English)
2024-10-21 09:08:05
“Great overview and history of Belem”
Jose was our guide and he gave us a good overview of the history of Portugals exploration of Africa, Far East and Brazil. He took us to all of the sights in Belem, again explaining about each place and advising when s the best time of day to visit.
Avery good tour,
Bill (English)
2024-10-18 18:06:53
“Bravo Jose”
We had a wonderful experience. Jose was knowledgeable, entertaining and embracing. As Australians, we were a little uninformed on the history of this part of the world and he quickly brought us up to speed with some salient connections to injustices in our modern world. Thank you Jose for filling some gaps in our education.
Robert Logan (English)
2024-10-18 16:03:29
“Travel to the past with Jose”
Had a fantastic tour of Belem with Jose. He is very knowledgeable and had a way of telling Portugal's history that made you feel like you were there. I feel smarter now because of him. Jose also shared with us many tips and recommendations and I can't wait to take advantage of as many of them as possible during my stay. Look for Jose when booking a Lisbon tour; you'll be pleased you did.
Paola (English)
2024-10-16 21:49:03
“An excellent walking tour”
We both really enjoyed this tour. Sara was an excellent guide.
Alison Shaw (English)
2024-10-12 15:57:04
“Good”
It can do better with less talk about History and more about the monuments in sight. But kate was helpful and friendly with lot of historical knowledge.
Vandana Mundra (English)
2024-10-09 14:22:48
“Belem n español ”
De los mejores tours que he hecho en este viaje. Pablo hizo el tour muy entretenido y divertido al mismo tiempo. Nos contó historia de Belem de una forma muy interesante y hasta divertida. Nos llevó a comer las tartas de nata tradicionales y recomendó lugares para comer y visitar.
Alejandro Ruiz (Spanish)
2024-10-06 19:35:36
“Amazing tour with great guide”
Really enjoyed the tour. Shiri was wonderful. Knowledgeable and made the stories fun. Highly recommend.
Anat Galor (English)
2024-10-03 15:34:10
“Belém Free Tour - The Birthplace of the Discoveries”
Today I had a wonderful and very interesting tour around the Belém area with a guide whose name is Sara. She is very familiar with the topic and history not only about Belém but about the history of Portugal in general. She could manage to provide all the necessary information about that in a very simple but deep way without overloading someone with dates and names and she repeated all the important information several times so that you could really keep the information. Very interesting really!!!!
Viktoria (English)
2024-09-27 18:22:59
“Great tour”
Telma explained the history of Portugal and discoveries in a simple, fun and informative way. I would definitely recommend this tour.
Balaban (English)
2024-09-26 07:56:50
“Free walking tour of Belem”
The tour was very informative and interesting thanks to our guide Sarah. In spite of the rain she kept the energy up for the group while providing great insight into the history of Portugal and Belém. I would highly recommend.
Bob Zanewich (English)
2024-09-25 17:06:17
“Great tour of Belém”
Sara did an amazing job as a fantastic guide for this tour even though it was a rainy day. She was very energetic and welcoming. Lots of fun history facts and stories about Portugal and Belém. It was a great tour and I would highly recommend!
Denali (English)
2024-09-25 12:40:00
“Unlucky weather but still fantastic! ”
We had a brilliant time with Sara (sorry if we spelt it wrong!) on our tour today. Sara was so funny and informative and really brought the history of the area to life in a manageable way. We powered through the foggy rainy day and it was so worth it. Thanks again!!
Lizzy Prowling (English)
2024-09-23 14:21:39
“Excellent and entertaining ”
Our guide was excellent. She was knowledgeable and very informative. Great job!!!
Lois Horowitz (English)
2024-09-22 12:51:05
“Great Guide”
Many thanks to Shiri for this amazing tour. I learned so much. Shiri told stories with so much fun, it was a pleasure to listen.
Bill Thunder (English)
2024-09-20 20:46:17
“Lovely walking tour!”
Beatriz was amazing!! I went with my daughter and we both had a fantastic time, she’s amazing and very knowledgeable about the history of this beautiful place!
Lizzette Trochez (English)
2024-09-20 12:38:09
“Shiri Belém 11.00”
Fun and informative
David DeFriend (English)
2024-09-19 14:56:42
“bardzo ciekawa wycieczka”
Jestem zadowolona ze spaceru z Katyą, która posługiwała się prostym językiem angielskim i mówiła krótkim zdaniami, tak że można było wszystko zrozumieć, a wiedziała bardzo dużo z historii Portugalii.
Magdalena Spiss-Cukier (Polish)
2024-09-17 07:53:39
“Informative and interesting trip with Katya”
The Belem was the highlight of our stay in Lisbon. Katya really brought Portugal’s history to life for us and also gave us loads of useful recommendations for food places.
Myrtle Lloyd (English)
2024-09-12 13:19:42
“Great guide”
Great guide. In relation to our previews tour the guide makes the difference. Go for it!
Tommaso (English)
2024-08-30 16:06:21
“Belem tour ”
Had to pay 20 euros because 7 people didn’t show, or the guide would cancel the tour. The guide was enthusiastic, not full of as much factual information as I’ve had on other tours with other companies. Wouldn’t use this company again
Lin Arias (English)
2024-08-21 21:33:37
“Samuel Review”
Samuel was a fantastic guide in our Belem tour. He always approached things with lots of knowledge and enough humor to keep the group engaged. Many new things were learned on this trip.
Rebecca Talal (English)
2024-08-16 15:28:52
“Very knowledgeable”
Very knowledgeable
David (English)
2024-08-12 00:02:26
“Great experience.”
We have a great experience in our tour. Beatriz our guide was amazing with a lot of nice information. Deffinitely recommend.
Vinicius Benetti Miola (English)
2024-07-06 18:13:45
“Great walking tour”
Claudia was a very good guide giving lots of historical facts in an interesting way.
Anne Budd (English)
2024-06-18 14:39:29
“Exceptional ”
Thanks to Walter, tour was perfect. Interesting facts, so much about portugal history and it was all fun.
Mehmet (English)
2024-06-09 14:59:27
“Fabulous Guide, Lots of History and Insight”
We had a wonderful tour of 2 hrs and 15 mins with Sara. She has so much interesting insight and knowledge, and enthusiasm. We learned so much about Portuguese history and Lisbon, as well as about the sites in Belém. There was not a lot of walking and it was all flat. I highly recommend her tour!
Jessica Norman (English)
2024-05-29 14:28:26
“Great history of Belem”
Samuel has great knowledge regarding the history of Belem and Lisboa in general. Highly recommend booking a tour with him.
P.S. absolutely essential to try the Pasteis de Belem
Anne-Marie Leduc (English)
2024-05-18 16:33:00
“How tiny Portugal became the world power”
Fascinating tour covering age of amazing Portuguese exploration/expansion. Belem is lovely. Guide Ann-Elise knowledgeable and delightful. Very worthwhile!
Emily Cohen (English)
2024-05-13 12:09:58
“Thank you Shiri”
Shiri did a nice job of showing us around Belem, and she answered several questions from us. And because she was a tour guide (it’s a tour guide privilege I think), she could get us Pateis de Belem in a much shorter line while we were on the tour. Yummy :) We enjoyed the tour!
Sandy (English)
2024-05-12 10:42:35
“Great tour with lots of interesting facts!”
I really enjoyed this tour - our guide Thelma did a good job. The tour was really informative, fun, with lots of interesting facts provided (especially about food products, where they actually came from!). Thelma was really engaging and enthusiastic, despite the fact that some tourists in the tour were one of the most grim people I've ever seen who could never crack even the smallest smile (sorry, I just don't like this type of people).
Gabija Kezyte (English)
2024-05-08 13:15:21
“Buen tour ”
Sergio nuestro guía fue muy ameno , lleno de energía y mucha información! Lo recomiendo para realizar el recorrido por Belén !
MIRYAM GOMEZ (Spanish)
2024-05-01 06:17:19
“Super Tour”
Danke an Jose. Tolle informative Führung.
Monika Meyr (English)
2024-04-27 20:44:55
“Contenta con este tour ”
El guia Rafael explica fenomenal, muy bueno.
Ana Maria Vilanova Garcia (Spanish)
2024-04-27 17:28:10
“Amazing guided tour”
We really enjoyed our guided tour of Belem. Well organized, excellent content and most of all, the guide, Walter, was amazing! Usefull informations about the sites and buildings we saw, passionate about the history. I've done a couple of guided tour, and Walter was by far the best guide!
I would recommend!
Hubert Grondin-Fortin (English)
2024-04-27 16:12:01
“Muy interesante!!”
Sergio nos explicó de una manera genial y súper atento todos los detalles del barrio de belén así como de anécdotas, sitios de interés y todo explicado con mucha gracia y salero...
PD te cuela en la cola de los pasteles de belén ya solo por eso merece la pena jajjaajaj
Muy recomendable!!!
Alicia Gil Morales (Spanish)
2024-04-25 14:42:36
“Opinión del tour que se suspendió sin aviso”
Mala experiencia.
Gasté 8 euros para llegar desde saldanha y lo suspendieron por falta de gente .
No los recomendaría.
Llegué 10.50 según sugerían y a las 11.10 se suspende.
Pésimo.
Me ofreció la guía hacer un tour privado y nos cobraba a mi marido y a mi 50 euros.
La verdad muy malo todo
María Estela Martinez (Spanish)
2024-04-21 18:49:53
“Very informative ”
Jose was our guide for the tour of Belém. He was very knowledgeable and articulate about the history of the area. We appreciate him sharing additional information about restaurants, travel tips, and recommendations, etc.
Eric Hircock (English)
2024-04-20 20:57:25
“Great tour”
I had a great tour through Belém with Joao! He gave us alot of information and did it in a very fun and interactive way! I'd ben to some of the places we visited during the tour but it is so much better to see them with someone who can explain the history to you and who can point out the details! Thank you very much????????
Maike (English)
2024-04-20 20:32:42
“Tour Belen”
Alejandra nos ha hecho un tour muy, muy ameno y nos ha dado muchos consejos para el resto del día .
Muy aconsejable .
Silvia Sitjes (Spanish)
2024-04-20 14:33:02
“Fácil y rápido ”
Hemos conocido Belém de una manera rápida y amena. Alejandra tiene un tono de voz que atrapa en la explicaciones y no puedes dejar de escucharla, ha sido un placer.
Verónica Hidalgo (Spanish)
2024-04-19 20:47:36
“Amazing tour!”
Beatrice was very nice and told us about the rich history of Belém.
Akhila Bairy (English)
2024-04-16 12:49:11
“Amazing tour”
Walter is brilliant and informative. He is not only sharing the history but also very clear personal view during the trip. Highly recommended for this fantastic walking tour
Sharon Ng (English)
2024-04-10 19:19:18
“It was great! Must do!”
Beatriz is an amazing guide and did a phenomenal job guiding us through Belém. She is a wealth of information! When you come to Lisbon you should take this tour!!!
Aida Marchoud (English)
2024-04-10 18:41:01
“Great!”
Take it.
Lani (English)
2024-04-09 13:53:06
“belem free tour ”
excellent guide Sarah !!
geert feys (English)
2024-04-08 10:22:40
“Muy bueno”
Todo muy bien, el tour y guía recomendado 100%
Daniel Vera (Spanish)
2024-04-06 18:37:26
“Belmont free tour”
The tour was well organized and interesting. The guide told us lot of interesting history
Varsha Bilgi (English)
2024-04-06 13:58:09
“Nice tour !”
Everything’s been fine !
Mario B. (English)
2024-03-31 22:17:15
“Great tour and guide.”
Beatriz was a great guide. Very engaging and fun.
Pau (English)
2024-03-31 17:44:08
“Claudia”
La guía muy maja y se hizo muy amena la visita
Eva Hernandez borras (Spanish)
2024-03-28 10:01:00
“Histórica, dulce y divertida ”
Sergio, nuestro guía, fue simpatiquísimo, cercano y nos contó un montón de historia del barrio, de sus gentes y alguna que otra curiosidad. El detalle del pastel de Belén de 10. También nos recomendó algunos libros, uno de ellos, vuelve conmigo para casa. Muchas gracias!
MÒNICA VERA GIL (Spanish)
2024-03-25 22:18:51
“Belem tour with Shir”
After a hiccup - only 3 guests showed up & the company required 5 for the tour to proceed - we had an almost private tour with Shir. She was animated & shared a wealth of information regarding Belem & Portugal's colonial era when the country was a maritime superpower. But what I enjoyed most was being able to go "behind the scenes" at Pasteis de Belem. Those pastries are wickedly delicious! Thanks, Shir!
Eileen Batac (English)
2024-03-25 18:41:49
“Wonderful tour”
I can’t believe how much I learned—and Sara was the most engaging and knowledgeable guide. Thank you!
Sameer Shah (English)
2024-03-24 17:13:42
“Incrivel aula de História ”
O tour em espanhol foi simplesmente sensacional. O guia, além de ser muito carismático, passa todo o seu conhecimento histórico e artístico sobre a região de forma muito didática e divertida. SE VOCE É BRASILEIRO EU NAO RECOMENDO ESTE TOUR, UMA VEZ QUE O ESPANHOL DO GUIA É NATIVO E DE DIFICIL COMPREENSSAO PARA QUEM FALA APENAS PORTUGUÊS.
Caio (Spanish)
2024-03-24 06:46:40
“Belem”
Muy buen guía!
Eduardo Ventura Anchústegui (Spanish)
2024-03-21 19:18:04
“Imagination-stirring”
We had an interesting tour with Shir . She could draw the attention and stir our imagination. We could gladly get more ….
Monika Kulakowska (English)
2024-03-21 14:44:54
“Tour Belém ”
El contenido espectacular
Sergio nuestro guía nos a contado un monto de la historia de Portugal muy interesante
Tour 10
Sergio 100
Vanesa De la rosa (Spanish)
2024-03-18 16:33:04
“Excelente Claudia ”
Nos encantó el tour dado por Claudia, no había gente, habían faltado todos así q nos ofreció un tour individual q hizo con tiempo, esfuerzo y dedicación y fue más q ameno .
Gabriela (Spanish)
2024-03-14 18:37:42
“Belem”
Excellent intro to Lisbon/belem
Jean Hartley (English)
2024-03-14 16:40:21
“Amazing Tour of Belem”
My husband and I enjoyed our tour in Belem with Jose - he is a professional story teller relating the history of Portugal - its expansion in many parts of the world. Each of the sites we visited was explained in great detail and in a very interesting manner. Jose did an amazing job. We highly recommend this tour.
Rena Grass (English)
2024-03-08 18:13:51
“Amazing”
Amazing
Ade (English)
2024-03-04 21:47:38
“Sophie in Belem”
We arrived about 10 minutes late, and were welcomed and felt included right away. Sophie was very knowledgeable. She was also very flexible, as it began to rain and we had to rethink our schedule. At the end, all worked out perfectly and we had a good time.
Lilian Shemesh (English)
2024-02-27 14:24:36
“Belem”
Ann was very informative and helpful , people will be happy ti ve in her tour
Erica Akman (English)
2024-02-26 17:25:59
“Tour”
I was a but late for the tour, but was still able tk join. It was informative. I was enjoying it until my friend and I got left behind. We had to look for the group and they did not wait for us. We might have been stranded if we did not know the next monument we were going to look at. For that I didn’t love it, because why would the tour move on when some people were misskng?
Erica (English)
2024-02-23 15:36:25
“Belem ”
It was very interesting with lot of good Information.
Werner Kroell (English)
2024-02-21 22:32:52
“No te lo pierdas!!!”
Hoy hicimos el tour con Sergio! Nos ha contado muchísimo de historia, nos ha llevamos a los lugares más. Importantes y pudimos comer y entrar a la fábrica de pasteles de Belém!
Todo ha sido excelente. Lo súper recomiendo!
Si lo pueden hacer con Sergio, lo hará inolvidable!
Noelia (Spanish)
2024-02-21 11:31:10
“Belem the birthplace of discoveries”
Walter is a great guide
Christina Ruedele (English)
2024-02-15 18:47:28
“Enjoyable activity ”
Great guide Joachim
Lots of information
Recommended
Keith Horner (English)
2024-02-10 14:13:26
“Great tour..”
…
Inbar Hasten Pardo (English)
2024-02-06 16:07:40
“Belem history”
We had a lovely time with our guide, he was very informative and helpful.
Gaynor Markham (English)
2024-01-29 13:45:43
“History comes to life”
Great tour that follows the routs of Portugal
Pnina Diament (English)
2024-01-29 00:40:30
“Vamos às histórias”
O passeio percorre os pontos principais, com dicas para quem quer saber.
Bastante conteúdo para pouco tempo!
Ana Cristina Corrêa Fernsndes (Spanish)
2024-01-27 15:00:17
“Gran elección”
2’5h de historia contada por Sergio, con rigor, cariño y mucho humor!
Adria (Spanish)
2024-01-25 12:16:32
“Interesting and useful”
I recommend it was a useful and interesting tour. Our guide Anna Elisa was great and talk to us about the interesting and historic facts of Belem area.
Marlene (English)
2024-01-16 14:15:20
“Very good tour”
Walter interesting and knowledgeable
Thank you
דגנית חגי-סעדון (English)
2024-01-12 13:47:32
“Very interesting ”
Ann-Elisa was very friendly and informative! We enjoyed our tour with her and hope to have her during future tours.
Sunshine (English)
2024-01-06 14:12:39
“Excellent ”
Excellent
Veronica Sosa (Spanish)
2024-01-04 19:48:19
“Tour Cancelado”
El tour fue cancelado y después me identificaron como que no me presenté.
Ale (Spanish)
2024-01-03 13:54:08
“Gran guia”
Perfecto
Juan Cabezuelo Abellan (Spanish)
2023-12-22 14:03:29
“Excellent”
Greatest Tour ever..thank you
Manuela Sass (English)
2023-12-20 13:54:57
“xx”
xx
Sonja Spasović Čakarević (English)
2023-12-16 17:03:29
“Recorrido ”
Muy interesante tanto el recorrido como como la narrativa de los eventos ocurridos a través de la historia
Miguel Barbara (Spanish)
2023-12-09 21:26:45
“Perfecto”
Muy agradable el guía lo pasamos genial
Rocío Torreño (Spanish)
2023-12-06 18:59:45
“Bonito paseo histórico ”
Muy recomendable, el paseo se hace muy ameno con las explicaciones de Claudia
BEGOÑA Frutos (Spanish)