Attraction · Lisbon · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Tower of Belém is an attraction in Lisbon, Portugal. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 14 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 160 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.
Audio tour · Tower of Belém
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You're standing at Belém Tower, on the bank of the Tagus river in Lisbon. Its official name is the Tower of Saint Vincent, after the city's patron saint. It's built of lioz, a pale limestone from around Lisbon, and it looks more like a piece of jewellery than a fortress.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No bike pump or food stand within 1 km.
50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 14 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.
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The 4 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.
Navy MuseumMuseum · 920 m away
National Archaeology MuseumMuseum · 1 km away
Belém National PalaceAttraction · 1.5 km away
MAAT - Tejo Power StationMuseum · 1.8 km awayOct-Apr: Tu-Su 10:00-17:30; May-Sep: Tu-Su 10:00-18:30 (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.
No, according to OpenStreetMap it is not wheelchair accessible.
Yes: a public toilet at 120 m and a water point at 160 m.
When you stand at Tower of Belém, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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