In the center and in the highest area, the Ajuda National Palace was built. A majestic palace, which was once a “Royal Tent”, accommodation for the Royal Family after the 1755 Earthquake that destroyed the city center. This palace is a national monument, with a reconstruction of the royal residence. Next to the palace, and overlooking the beautiful Calçada da Ajuda, there is the Botanical Garden, the oldest in Portugal. Here you can discover a 400-year-old tree, and you can enjoy a magnificent view with a backdrop of the Tagus River, the 25 de Abril Bridge and Cristo Rei. Afterwards, the entire neighborhood unfolds around you, in narrow and inclined streets, It goes up and down constantly. A tangle of streets that is worth coming to discover, an authentic labyrinth. Families and foreign students who attend colleges at the top of Ajuda live here. A quiet neighborhood, mostly housing, and with some local commerce. A very quiet area to live, just a short distance from the riverbank.
The parish of Belém is located in the westernmost part of the city of Lisbon, next to the Tagus River, where "the river embraces the sea". Many of Lisbon's most emblematic tourist attractions are located in this parish, such as the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, the Padrão dos Descobrimentos and the Torre de Belém. It is therefore considered a monumental area par excellence and unique in the world with two monuments considered by UNESCO as Heritage of Humanity. Its geographical position benefits from quick and easy access to the center of Lisbon, Cascais and Sintra. It has all services, commerce, schools, colleges, hospitals, clinics, transport, being considered one of the most beautiful leisure areas in the city and has a much calmer environment than the center of Lisbon.