Monument to the Discoveries

Padrão dos Descobrimentos

A 52-metre ship's prow with a viewpoint on top

Hours

Oct–Feb daily 10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30); Mar–Sep daily 10:00–19:00 (last entry 18:30). Closed 1 Jan, 1 May, 24, 25 and 31 Dec

Tickets

Viewpoint + exhibition + film €10; ages 13–25 €5, over-65s €8.50, under-12s free. Exhibition only €5

Address

Avenida Brasília on the Belém riverfront; take the underpass from Jerónimos across the railway

A huge concrete ship's prow pushing out over the river. Prince Henry the Navigator stands at the front holding a caravel, with some thirty explorers, missionaries and poets lined up behind him, all staring out to sea. A lift takes you to the top, where you look straight down on a 50-metre marble compass rose and world map set into the pavement, each landfall stamped with the year Portuguese ships got there. Belém Tower sits off to one side and Jerónimos fills the view behind.