My wife and I will be in the Lisbon suburb of Belém on October 27th of this fall. We already have our reservations for the Monastery of Jerónimos at 9:30 AM, and hope to see other sights in Belém like the Maritime Museum, the Monument to the Discoveries, and perhaps the National Coach Museum, but we don't know how long we will be at the Monastery of Jerónimos, so we don't want to make timed entry reservations for the other sights. We're wondering what is the likelihood that we will be able to get tickets for the other sights on the day that we visit them, considering that it will be so late in the year.
Posted by
Rick Steves Europe
412 posts
The Monastery of Jerónimos and the Belem Tower are the only sites in Belem that should be reserved ahead. Tickets for other sites there can be purchased when you are there. If you plan on going to Sintra, I'd book the Pena Palace and Quinta da Regaleira as well.
Posted by
OP
7 posts
That's great! Thanks very much, Rich!
Jody
Posted by
Tucson AZ
18 posts
We're planning a Belem day trip in early October as well. I was looking for tours that would include a long visit to the Monastery but haven't found any? We'll be coming from our hotel in the Braxia area so will need transportation. Is the Belem area fairly walkable?
Posted by
Sacramento, California U.S.A.
11791 posts
We were there in early November last year and bought our tickets to the Monastery when we arrived. We only had to stand in line a few minutes.
Posted by
OP
7 posts
Thanks very much, Manuel!
Posted by
Ontario Canada
735 posts
From what I have read about the Belem Tower is, you do need a timed entry, but I do believe that the entrance is free with the Lisboa Card.
Posted by
OP
7 posts
Thanks very much, Shelley!
Posted by
Lisbon
7 posts
Hello guys
A lot as been said already. Manuel is right.
After the reopening Belém Tower is working now with slots and they sell out with a few days within the visit day
Recently the ticket online office changed so it can be tricky to buy them.
I will check if I can post the ticket office url.
Let me know if you still have doubts!
Posted by
OP
7 posts
Thanks very much, Pedro. I think I'm all set.
Jody