Life at sea was “like being in prison, with a chance of drowning”, 18th-century English writer Samuel Johnson reckoned.

Tucked along the banks of the Tagus, Belém is one of Lisbon’s most atmospheric neighbourhoods, steeped in stories from the Age of Discoveries. For many, it’s the best of both worlds: close to the city ...

Would you go back? And after spending a mere 24 hours in Lisbon two years ago, I’ve been desperate to return. On our first ...

As the Discoveries Monument beautifully illustrates ... Some notable adventurers that have embarked from Belém include Vasco da Gama, who was the first person to sail directly from Europe ...

The monument, a cement pillar ... The pillar, bearing a marble tablet etched with the words in black “Vasco da Gama landed here in Kappadvu in the year 1498” is virtually lost in the backdrop ...

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Today, that 53-year-old national monument is a symbol of national shame ... Chukwuemeka, former Spartans of Owerri, P&T Vasco Da Gama of Enugu, and JIB Rocks of Jos star, said that he aligns ...

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Cruise ships glide past a protective fortress into a long bay, then surge up the wide Tagus River, past Belem Tower and the Monument to ... the great explorer Vasco da Gama. Don’t miss Although ...

His discovery about officials aligning Xavier’s birth date with Vasco da Gama’s departure for India exposes the ... presenting the building as a timeless monument rather than a living structure. The ...

In Lisbon, he is prominently displayed on the Monument of the Discoveries ... Many explorers who came after him, such as Vasco da Gama and Christopher Columbus, were motivated by the possibilities ...