Belem -- the jewel in Lisbon's crown
August 28th 2015 At the western end of Lisbon's waterfront, near the 25thof April suspension bridge, is an area of great historic and cultural significance called Belém. That is where ships departed for their great voyages of discovery, where defences against pirates were built, and where some of Lisbon’s most important historic and cultural sites and museums are located. They are all near the huge Empi
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