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Apr
Skip the line at Jeronimos Monastery, Lisbon
by Annika & Mini
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Jeronimos Monastery -This is one of Belem’s absolute highlights. You can’t miss it because there are always super long lines of people there – waiting to get in! The Jeronimos monastery is part of the UNESCO world heritage site. We were there and we can give you all the tips to skip the lines!
The construction of this massive building started in 1501 and it took 100 years to finish it. This article is not about all of the monasteries history and what went on here – that is information you will have to google yourself. This article is about our visit there, what we thought of it. But it is also an article that will give you some tips and advice on how to get there and how you can skip the line and don’t wait for hours to get in there.
There are a few tricks on how you can avoid those lines and we have the answers for you. During our visit, it was raining and still, people were waiting with umbrellas. Waiting to get inside to see the Jeronimos monastery.
There is a charm about this place. Since we were there when it was raining, we could hear the rain patter on the roof of the monastery. This place is huge and stretches over two floors. There is not that much information inside (I wish that the information was more spread out). Instead, they have two rooms that are filled with information. You have written information in English, Spanish and several other languages.
I wish that they had spread out the information along the monastery. A feeling I got was that it was way to much information all at once. I couldn’t take it all in and since there is always loads of people, it took forever to be here if you wished to read it all! However, one of the rooms is the place where you can get all the information about the monastery and its history. The other “information room” is an exhibition about Alexandre Herculano. He was a Portuguese novelist and historian.
If you are inside the monastery, you will see the church and chapel from above. You will also get to see the choir stall where the orderers of the monks would spend up to seven hours a day – engaging in songs and prayers. This place got totally destroyed during the big Lisbon earthquake and was rebuilt in 1883.
The church is very impressive. For me, this was the most impressive part of the monastery and you can visit the church for free. If you walk past the long lines outside of the monastery, you will see the entrance to the church on your right side. So you can enjoy the beauty of the church without paying for it!
There are several ways to save time and not having to stand in line for hours to visit the monastery. You will have to stand in line but not for long if you…
The Monastery is located close to several other attractions in Belem. Here are some other things that you might want to check out while visiting the area!
Address: Praça do Império, 1400, Belém.
Opening hours: October – April: 10.00 – 17.30 daily except for Mondays when it’s closed. May – September: 10.00 – 18.30 daily except for Mondays when it’s closed.
Entrance fee: 10 euro per person. Jeronimos Monastery + Belém Tower, 12 euros.
Link to Lisbon.net
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