LX Factory — iBex Walton from London, England (CC BY 2.0)

Ready-made walk · Lisbon

Along the Tagus: Alcântara to Belém

6 stops · ~2 hr 20 min · 5.1 km

Riverside

A riverside walk west from the converted industrial site of LX Factory to MAAT, the museum of art, architecture and technology on the waterfront. Stop for custard tarts beside the Jerónimos Monastery, built as a royal burial place, and pass the monumental prow of the Padrão dos Descobrimentos before finishing at the Torre de Belém, the fortified tower that greeted ships on the Tagus.

The stops, in walking order

iBex Walton from London, England (CC BY 2.0)
Stop 1: LX Factory
~3 min here
LX Factory is a commercial and artistic space in Lisbon, occupying Alcântara’s former industrial area.
iSusanne Nilsson (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Stop 2: Museu de Arte, Arquitetura e Tecnologia (MAAT)
~1 hr here
MAAT is a museum devoted to art, architecture and technology, designed by Amanda Levete’s practice, AL_A.
iUser: (WT-shared) Shoestring at wts wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Stop 3: Pastéis de Belém
~3 min here
Pastéis de Belém is the bakery beside Jerónimos Monastery where custard tarts have been made since 1837.
iHolger Uwe Schmitt (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Stop 4: Mosteiro dos Jerónimos
~3 min here
Mosteiro dos Jerónimos is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome, built as a royal burial place beside Lisbon’s riverfront.
iJean-Christophe BENOIST (CC BY 4.0)
Stop 5: Padrão dos Descobrimentos
~3 min here
The Padrão dos Descobrimentos is a monumental prow rising beside the Tagus, devoted to Portugal’s maritime expansion during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
iRehman Abubakr (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Stop 6: Torre de Belém
~3 min here
Torre de Belém is a fortified tower in Lisbon, built as both a defensive stronghold and a ceremonial entrance for maritime travellers.