Belém

The location of Belém, perched on the water’s edge, has earned this neighborhood its notability. The area is popular and voguish. Many thousands swarm this Lisbon neighborhood throughout the year. Tourists take photos of the beautiful Mosteiro dos Jerónimos or admire the displays at the National Coach Museum.

Despite the neighborhood being a tourist hotspot, Belém administers charm in high doses, if you know where to look. The area is dense with green areas and parks. It's also relatively popular with expats. You could build a pleasant life in Belém, provided that you can afford the district's higher property prices. Note: this neighborhood does not have access to the metro.

🏠 Property prices: Slightly higher than average

📸 Tourist density: High

🌳 Green areas and parks: Plenty of

💻 Coworking density: Very low

🌍 Nomad/expat popularity: Quite popular

📍 Distance from the city centre: Remote

🚌 Public transportation: OK-ish

🚇 Access to metro: No

Reviews

We live at the top of Belém, in the area known as Restelo. We love it up here - it’s quiet and away from the tourist hordes (we avoid the bottom of the hill in summer, but we do love the festivals in the park opposite pasteis de Belém, really it’s only July and august that is bad and the rest of the year it’s lovely). We love it up here; it’s quiet and green, lots of buses in to town and lots of amenities. We don’t seem to have many ex pats around us - mostly Portuguese people who have lived here for years, which we love. It’s not an area many people seem to know. Our favourite thing about it is that in the summer, when the city is hot, we have lots of lovely breezes from the river - Ella, January 2023

I live in Belem and I love it. I have previously lived in Avenidas Novas (Av. Berna) and Areeiro (Av. Roma) and I must say I prefer it over here (near some of the most beautiful places/monuments of the city and near the Pasteis de Belem). I didn't like the noise of Av Berna and the area near Av. Roma was nice but the flat was not so great and quite pricy. On the negative side, here you are a bit far from the center, so it may take a bit longer to get there (I go by tram). Also, food-wise I think this is the "worse" area of Lisbon (excluding the pasteis). Even more sad, Benfica stadium is super far! On the positive side you have the riverside, pasteis de belem, the monuments and the bridge. - Ines, December 2020

A short walk to the river. Easy access to downtown by train, bus or tram. The touristic area next to the Jerónimos Monastery can get very crowded on weekends and holidays, but the rest of Belém is very quiet. The parks are also great! - Simone, August 2021

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Infrastructure

🌳 Green areas and parks: Plenty of Jardim Vasco da Gama, Jardim Central Tejo - MAAT, Jardim Pulido Garcia, Parque Recreativo dos Moinhos de Santana, Jardim Afonso de Albuquerque, Jardim Ducla Soares, Jardim do Japão, Jardins do Palácio Nacional de Belém, Jardim da Torre de Belém, Jardim Botânico Tropical, Jardim da Praça do Império, Jardim Fernanda Castro, Jardim do Museu de Etnologia

🏥 Hospitals: Hospital São Francisco Xavier (public)

🏊 Swimming pools: Piscina Municipal do Restelo

🖥️ Coworking spaces: 1 Cowork Torre Belém

👀 Viewpoints: Miradouro da Torre de Belém, Miradouro do Padrão dos Descobrimentos

Transportation

🚇 Metro: No metro station

🚂 Train stations (intercity): Belém (direction Cascais)

🚌 Bus station (intercity): No bus station

🏖️ Direct bus/train to the beach: Yes, direction Cascais (train from Belém)

🚲 Bike lanes density: Medium

⛴️ Ferry: from Belém to Porto Brandão and Trafaria

Real Estate Prices

💸 Average price: 6.478 €/m2

📊 Comparison with the last year: +7,7 %

⚖️ Average price in Lisbon: 5.084 €/m2

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