Belém Monastery and Tower
Also known as Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
Portugal
Inscribed
1983
Area
3 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Belém Monastery and Tower is about 7 km south-west of Lisbon. The nearest other World Heritage site is Sintra, about 20 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Lisbon · about 2,812,000 peopleabout 7 km north-east
- Setúbal · about 118,000 peopleabout 35 km south-east
- Santarém · about 29,000 peopleabout 75 km north-east
- Évora · about 56,000 peopleabout 110 km east
- Leiria · about 45,000 peopleabout 120 km north
- Beja · about 36,000 peopleabout 140 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
PortugalCultural22 km away
PortugalCultural29 km away
PortugalCultural97 km away
PortugalCultural113 km away
PortugalCultural114 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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