Palacio de Belem

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Reviewed 1 week ago

The tour takes place only on Saturdays. You have to call prior to the visit to book a tour. Please notice that most of the tours are in Portuguese so if you don't know the language, you have to find out at what hour the...More

Date of experience: March 2019
Thank Alinar77
Reviewed January 29, 2019

First, yes you must call and absolutely verify when the English tour is available. Call more than once. I got incorrect info a couple of times. Definitely, do not try to get info on web. It's worthless. Similarly to see Parliament - Sao Bento -...More

Date of experience: December 2018
Thank JJJC_Family
Reviewed January 3, 2019

Walked by the palace, unable to tour on the day we were in Belem, but enjoyed watching the guards as my wife was in the shops that are across the street.

Date of experience: September 2018
Thank c0verdale
Reviewed July 6, 2018

I should not rating the visit because we did not see the inside of the palace or museum. We visited Belem on Friday and only the Museum was open. We were told that the Palace is open only on Saturday and you need to book...More

Date of experience: July 2018
1  Thank Mangusya
Reviewed April 28, 2018 via mobile

We booked a group tour in advance and it was worthwhile, interesting and well done. We toured the inside of the Palace as well as the lovely manicured gardens. Spectacular views around every corner of major Lisbon landmarks. Our guide was a pure joy and...More

Date of experience: April 2018
1  Thank Daphnenero
Reviewed October 7, 2017 via mobile

That was the first place to visit in Lisbon as I won't have another Saturday there(the palace opens only on Saturdays) I arrived at 10:30 in the morning and a tour was about to start. Unfortionatly it was in Portogues ,the English tour was gioing...More

Date of experience: October 2017
1  Thank Manal A
Reviewed April 27, 2017

The official presidential residence consists of the five buildings situated on a hill close to the historical center of Belem. It was built in the 18th century, on the land acquired by King John V. It is a beautiful, relatively modest structure, best seen from...More

Date of experience: April 2017
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Museu P, Gestor at Palacio de Belem, responded to this reviewResponded June 6, 2017
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Señora Vanessa, Estamos en creer que nos visitó en un día de apertura especial gratuita del Palacio. Esperamos que pueda...More

Reviewed December 29, 2016 via mobile

You pay 2.5€ even if you have the Lisboa card, only to see the exposition about president's. This is nothing exceptional : a collection of presents received during official visits and an interactive (boring) show on tablet about each of the presidents. Absolutely not interesting....More

Date of experience: December 2016
2  Thank giorgiob447
Reviewed December 14, 2016

You can only visit the palace, which is still the working area for the Portuguese president on Saturdays! The museum is opened on other days as well. Get there early (around 9) and check when you can get an amazing guided tour in English or...More

Date of experience: December 2016
3  Thank TomFromBoho
Reviewed September 6, 2016

The 3 state rooms inside the presidential palace are only open to the public on Saturdays and you have to book a guided tour (the one in English this August was at 14.30 in the afternoons). This means that only small groups of people actually...More

Date of experience: August 2016
1  Thank Joelle C
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Response from nmlslo | Reviewed this property |
Hi, Belem is in fact also in Lisbon. You can get there by public transport (no subway). It's just about 10/15 minutes from the city center. Best regards.
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