The
Education Office of the Jerónimos Monastery/ Torre de Belém
will soon be able to provide guided tours to other specific groups,
namely the blind and the elderly. PLANNING YOUR VISIT  You can plan your visit through this website. If you prefer to make a prior visit to gather information, you can do it in the Documentation Centre of the Jerónimos Monastery/ Torre de Belém or together with the Education Office. In this last case you must make an appointment with the Education Office, and you can enter the historical buildings for free. We also suggest you read some of the publications and documents available in the Documentation Center so that you can get a better understanding of these historic buildings. BOOKING APPOINTMENTS The teacher who is in charge of the visit (or a member of the school board) must contact the Education Office and book the visit in advance (at least 10 days) by telephone, fax, or e.mail, and confirm it 4 days before the visit. Each group of 15 pupils must always visit the Monument with a teacher or adult. This person will be the responsible one for the pupils’ behaviour during their visit. On the very day of the visit you´ll have to show a document from school with the following items: day of the visit, number of pupils, number of teachers/adults, name of the teacher in charge of the visit. Then, the whole group will have free entance. For security, it is necessary to limit the number of people inside the buildings per hour. So, we kindly ask you to follow the suggested schedule. SAFETY IN THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS Before the visit pupils must be told how to behave in the historic buildings, and the rules to follow - pupils must keep close to the teacher/accompanying adult, move in an orderly manner without making unnecessary noise, so as not to disturb other visitors. When the group arrives, the teacher in charge will have to present the school document at the ticket office and follow the receptionist’s instructions. Meanwhile, pupils will wait outside the main door of Mosteiro dos Jerónimos or next to the bridge which leads to the main door of Torre de Belém. RECOMENDED READING ALVES, José da Felicidade - O Mosteiro dos Jerónimos. Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, 1989-1993, 3 vol. MOREIRA, Rafael - Jerónimos. Lisboa: Verbo, 1991 (Publicações com textos paralelos, uma em português e inglês, outra em espanhol e francês) PEREIRA, Paulo (Dir.) - História da Arte Portuguesa, Lisboa, Circulo de Leitores, Volume II PORTUGAL. Mosteiro dos Jerónimos -Jerónimos 4 Séculos de Pintura [catálogo]. Lisboa: M.J., 1992, 2 vol. SANTOS, Cândido Dias dos - Os Jerónimos em Portugal. Porto: [s.n.], 1996 AAVV - O Livro de Lisboa. Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, 1994 NUNES, J. de Sousa - Breves apontamentos acerca da Torre de Belém. Lisboa: Tip . Minerva, 1932 SANCHES, José Dias - Belém e Arredores através dos Tempos. Lisboa: Livraria Universal, 1940 SANTOS, Reynaldo dos - A Torre de Belém. Lisboa: [Emp. Nac. De Publicidade, D. L. 1970] História de Portugal Quinhentista AAVV - Dicionário de História dos Descobrimentos. Lisboa: ed. Caminho, 1994, 2 vol. BOXER, Charles R. - O Império Marítimo Português. Lisboa: ed.70, 1992 PORTUGAL. Comissão Nacional para as Comemorações dos Descobrimentos Portugueses - Portugal na Abertura do Mundo - [catálogo]. Lisboa: - Publicação traduzida em Alemão, Chinês, Espanhol, Francês, Inglês, Italiano, Holandês. TO CONTACT THE EDUCATION SERVICE Mosteiro dos Jerónimos a/c Education Service Praça do Império 1400-206 Lisboa - Portugal Telefone: 00 351 21 362 00 34 Fax: 00 351 21 363 91 45 email: servico.educativo@ippar.pt APPOINTMENTS CAN BE MADE
Monday to Friday from 10.00am to 1.00 pm and 2.30 pm to 5.00 pm
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