Torre de Belém
Two distinct designs in one building, a high tower in the manner of a medieval keep and a modern bastion, built on a basalt outcrop some way off the north bank of the Tagus; on the tower's south front, a long loggia was designed for the court ceremonial around ships arriving and departing. from its own pages ↗
Our check
What we established Torre de Belém: the official site is patrimoniocultural.gov.pt. Its tickets are sold on mmp.bymeoblueticket.pt, the ticket shop its official site links to. Its Wikidata entry, Q215003, names the same official site. Added to our site on .
What our tests checked We last tested the ticket link on : it answered over a secure connection and the page it opens offers tickets. That shows the link works; on its own, it does not prove who runs the site. We last read patrimoniocultural.gov.pt, museusemonumentos.pt, torrebelem.gov.pt for this page on .
Ticket office Normal: 15,00 €Translation · original in Portuguese
Bilheteira Normal: 15,00 €Practical
Torre de Belém: address
Torre de Belém, Av. Brasília · 1400-038 LisboaOpen in Google Maps →✓ museusemonumentos.pt/pt/museus-e-monumentos/torre-de-belem · 2026-10-30Torre de Belém: opening hours
Hours Tuesday to Sunday, from 9h30 to 17h30Translation · original in Portuguese
Horário Terça a Domingo , das 9h30 às 17h30Torre de Belém: closing days
Closed: Mondays, January 1st, Easter Sunday, May 1st, June 13th, December 25thTranslation · original in Portuguese
Encerrado: Segundas-feiras, 1 de janeiro, domingo de Páscoa, 1 de maio, 13 de junho, 25 de dezembroTorre de Belém: what should I know before visiting?
Entry of visitors with large suitcases, trolleys and backpacks or other large objects is prohibited. … Entry of visitors with food, drink and/or smoking is prohibited. … Visitors are authorized to photograph, but without flash, with non-professional equipment, and without causing any disturbance in the visitable spaces. Photography sessions are not permitted.Translation · original in Portuguese
É interdita a entrada de visitantes com malas, tróleis e mochilas de grande porte ou outros objectos de grandes dimensões. … É interdita a entrada de visitantes com comida, bebida e/ou a fumar. … Os visitantes estão autorizados a fotografar, mas sem flash, com equipamento não profissional, e sem provocar qualquer perturbação nos espaços visitáveis. Não são permitidas sessões fotográficas.Torre de Belém: is it wheelchair accessible?
TOWER OF BELÉM Accessibility for people with reduced mobility is limited to the ground floor or nave of the bastion.Translation · original in Portuguese
TORRE DE BELÉM A acessibilidade para pessoas com mobilidade reduzida limita-se ao piso térreo ou nave do baluarte.Torre de Belém: are dogs allowed?
Entry of animals is prohibited, except for assistance dogs accompanying people with sensory, mental, organic and motor disabilities, as provided for in D.L. No. 74/2007, of March 27th.Translation · original in Portuguese
É interdita a entrada de animais, à excepção de cães de assistência que acompanhem pessoas com deficiência sensorial, mental, orgânica e motora, conforme o disposto no D.L. N.º 74/2007, de 27 de Março.Construction began in 1514 and was completed in 1520. As a symbol of the King's prestige, its decoration displays the symbolism of Manueline style – gargoyles wrapping around the building, topped with elegant knots, armillary spheres, crosses of the Military Order of Christ and naturalistic elements.
Translation · original in Portuguese
A construção iniciou-se em 1514 e ficou concluída em 1520. Como símbolo do prestígio do Rei, a sua decoração ostenta a simbologia própria do Manuelino – calabres que envolvem o edifício, rematando-o com elegantes nós, esferas armilares, cruzes da Ordem Militar de Cristo e elementos naturalistas.