Duration: 8 hours
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BELÉM DISTRICT OR THE DICTATORSHIP AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION
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Duration - 3 hours
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Guide optionsEnglish, Portuguese, Spanish, French
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Cancellation PolicyStandard
Overview
BELÉM DISTRICT OR THE DICTATORSHIP AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION This walk explores Belém riverside taking the Portuguese World Exhibition of 1940 - a nationalist/colonialist event promoted by theSalazar regime - as cornerstone of its transformation into the symbolic quarter of the Nation.
Highlights
- A tour designed to show you Lisbon's monumental district and explain the country's recent history
Description
BELÉM DISTRICT OR THE DICTATORSHIP AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION
Belém is the beach from where departed the ships of the Portuguese discoveries, where King Manuel ordered the construction of the majestic Jeronimos Monastery and also where the President has its official residence since the advent of the Republic. But what turned Belém into the most majestic and tourist district of Lisbon was the Portuguese World Exhibition in1940, a rare peak of celebration during four severe decades of Salazar in power. In this tour we will rewind the amazing festive event of the dictatorship during the Second World War, while we admire what was left for posterity, including the Square of the Empire, the Monument of the Discoveries and the the exotic "Portuguese House for the Colonies".
What's included
- Inclusions:
- Experienced tour guide
- Professional Photographer
- Exclusions:
- All meals
- All drinks and snacks
Itinerary
- Visited Places:
- Belem River Station
- Garden of Afonso de Albuquerque
- Rua Vieira Portuense
- Praça do Império Garden
- Monument to the Discoveries
- Popular Art Museum
- Belém Tower
- 'Bom Sucesso' Marina
Belém is the beach from where departed the ships of the Portuguese discoveries, where King Manuel ordered the construction of the majestic Jeronimos Monastery and also where the President has its official residence since the advent of the Republic. But what turned Belém into the most majestic and tourist district of Lisbon was the Portuguese World Exhibition in1940, a rare peak of celebration during four severe decades of Salazar in power. In this tour we will rewind the amazing festive event of the dictatorship during the Second World War, while we admire what was left for posterity, including the Square of the Empire, the Monument of the Discoveries and the the exotic "Portuguese House for the Colonies".
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