Travel 6 Must Sees in Lisbon Portugal

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At the invitation of the President of the Republic of Portugal,
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, their majesties King Philippe and
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians will bring a State Visit to
Portugal from 22 October 2018 till 24 October 2018.

The majesties will be accompanied by the Minister of
Foreign Affairs of Belgium: Didier Reynders and the Presidents
of the communities and the regions.

The Belgian delegation will visit Lisbon and Porto.

 As I Like Portugal and especially Lisbon very much, I want to
make a special blog post about the top 6 royal destinations in
the Portuguese capital. 

1/ Jéronimos Monastery in Lisbon, Portugal
Jéronimos Monastery in Lisbon, Portugal


This site is located in Belèm. Most of the state visits in Portugal will start at this
magnificent location. More information see this link.


2/ Belém Tower in Lisbon

Belém Tower


The distance between the Jéronimos Monastery and the Belém Tower in Lisbon
is not far at all. I'm sure that the Belgian majesties will see this monument too.
More information: check this link.

3/ Saõ Jorge Castle

Saõ Jorge Castle, Lisbon, Portugal


One of the most beautiful sites in Lisbon for royalty fans as me is for sure the
Saõ Jorge Castle. Its interesting history went back till Medieval time.

More information: see this link.

4/ Sé Cathedral

Sé Cathedral in Lisbon, Portugal


The oldest part of the Sé Cathedral dated already from 1147. For history lovers
this is a great monument to see.

More information, see this link

5/ National Pantheon in Lisbon


National Pantheon in Lisbon


One of the royal destinations in Lisbon with the most important history is
certainly the National Pantheon in Lisbon. Besides the history it really is
a very nice place to visit.

More information, check this link.


6/ Praça do Comércio


Praça do Comércio



The heart of Lisbon certainly is the Praça do Comércio. It is a very nice place
to walk and to see around but it has a fantastic royal history.

More information, check this link.


Voilà, with this blog post, I hope that you know more about Lisbon the amazing
capital of Portugal. I hope that the majesties of Belgium will enjoy their first
State Visit to Portugal.


These own pictures were taken in 2017 during a wonderful visit of Lisbon.

Location: Lissabon, Portugal

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