Belém Archives - Neighbourly Lisbon

The spookiest places in Lisbon – murderers, playful ghosts and tragic legacies

In Portugal we don’t exactly have the tradition of celebrating Halloween. In fact, we celebrate the 1st of November, All Saints Day. Besides being a national holiday, it used to be the day we paid our respects to the ones that had already left, and…

Torre de Belém, or Belém Tower, in Lisbon

Torre de Belém – Lisbon’s most famous tower

It was elected one of Portugal’s 7 Wonders, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the most singular monuments in Lisbon. We are talking about Torre de Belém, or Belém Tower. It was built in the early 16th century, between 1514 and 1519…

The largest modern art museum in Lisbon, Museu Berardo, located in Belém

The largest modern art museum in Lisbon – Museu Coleção Berardo

The Museu Coleção Berardo occupies a large portion of Centro Cultural de Belém (Belém Cultural Centre) and it displays the biggest private collection of modern and contemporary art existing in Portugal. In the early 2000s, José Berardo, a Portuguese business man that made fortune around the…

MAAT – Art, architecture and technology by the river

MAAT stands for Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology and it is the most recent Lisbon museum. It all started with the renovation of what used to be the Museum of Electricity, an impressive power station from the industrial period by the river Tejo, owned…

Grand opening of the new MAAT – Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology

A new highlight is emerging in Lisbon: the brand new building of MAAT - Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology. This bold construction stands next to MAAT’s old building, that used to be Lisbon’s Museum of Electricity, in Belém area, and opens its doors today,…

Palácio de Belém - the president's official residence in Lisbon

Palácio de Belém - take a peek at the president’s house

It has already became a tradition. On October 5th we commemorate the establishment of the Portuguese Republic and, to celebrate the date, the president of the Portuguese republic opens the doors of his official residence, Palácio de Belém, to everyone. Visits are free and for one…