Torre de Belem

The experience

This fortified tower on the Belem waterfront was built between 1515 and 1521 to guard the mouth of the Tagus, and is Portugal's purest example of the ornate Manueline style, all rope-carved stone, maritime motifs and Moorish turrets. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983, it stands as a symbol of the Age of Discoveries. It sits just steps from the river promenade.

Portugal's most iconic monument, a filigree stone fortress rising straight out of the Tagus.

What a membership adds.

Everything above is free: the name, the photo, the rating, the exact spot. What members get is the part you can't Google: the sourced insider tip for this place (what to order, when to go, what to skip), every day of your trips unlocked in full with the insider tip on every researched stop, and the concierge at full strength, answering with your own insider tips, no daily meter.