Jeronimos monastery, UNESCO Heritage site

Yesterday I went to Belem, which is an area at the outskirts of Lisbon. The main attractions here are the Jeronimos monastery and it’s magnificent cloister and Belem tower. Both are UNESCO Heritage sites, and were definitelyworth the visit.

You can see all the pictures in Lisbon – Belem visit album.

The whole area is full of interesting things to see – there is also Lisbon lighthouse, the monument celebrating Portuguese voyages of discovery or the Marina museum (which I didn’t get to see as I was running out of time, and I hade more plans for the day).

And so I left back to central Lisbon, more precisely to Bairro Alto. This is one of the famous quarters of Lisbon. It is full of cafes, restaurants, pubs, clubs and….lots of empty abandoned buildings.

All in all though it is a very nice area to visit. Also found a small sushi takeaway shop, where I ate a small pack. Yummy! Earlier I stopped for a Guinnes in an Irish pub, so I had a nice lunch.

Later on, when I was ready to head back to the hostel, I found a small bar overlooking the city where a lot of locals came to enjoy the sunset. Was pretty nice. I stayed for about an hour and then went home as it was getting too cold for my liking. On the wat back I found an oriental buffet (all you can eat type) which I intend to pay a long visit

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