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Castelo de Sao Jorge Costa do Castelo, Lisboa, 1100-179 |
Lisbon Coast Lisbon Lisbon - Treasures (| Español | Français | Português | ) - Saint George Castle - Over a visigothic fortress, itself founded over pre-roman vestiges, the arabs built Castelo de São Jorge to shelter the... more
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Coliseu dos Recreios Rua das Portas de Santo Antao, 96, Lisbon, 1150-269 |
This house opened at 14th August 1890. At the time several other performance houses were closed. Therefore the urgence of opening a space like this was eminent. Built at the "Rua das Portas de Santo Antão" str... more
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Chapito Rua da Costa do Castelo 1/7, Lisboa, 1100 |
This funky all-purpose rendezvous point occupies the steeply sloping premises of what was built in the 17th century as a women's prison and that functions today as a state-funded school for circus entertainers. Its locat... more
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Torre de Belem Avenida da india, Belem, Lisbon, 1300 |
As happens with the nearby Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, the memories evoked by the Torre de Belem are associated with the era of the Discoveries. Belm is an area that is full of memories from Portuguese history, for it was al... more
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Jardim Zoologico 158-160, Estrada de Benfica, Lisboa, 1549-004 |
Lisbon Zoo has been located at the heart of the Portuguese capital for well over a century. There are over 2000 animals of 400 species here, making the zoological collection of Lisbon Zoo one of the biggest and most asto... more
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Museu Nacional do Azulejo 4, Rua Madre de Deus, Lisbon, 1900-312 |
One creation inevitably influences another. (The word Azulejo is thought to have come from the Moorish word azzelij.) The Moorish influence on Portuguese and Spanish tiles is evident as curvilinear, natural shapes intert... more
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Museu Calouste Gulbenkian Avenida de Berna, 45A, Lisbon, 1067-001 |
"Fête at Rambouillet," or "The Isle of Love," by Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806), shown at the top of this article, on the other hand, is a startling work that makes us appreciate this ... more
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Elevador da Gloria Calcada da Gloria, Lisbon, 1250 |
Glória Funicular is one of the funiculars existent in Lisbon, right downtown, most precisely on the Restauradores Square. It makes the connection between this square and Bairro Alto (literally High Quarter) on a 265 metr... more
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Palacio Nacional de Sintra Praca da Republica, Largo Rainha D. Amelia, Sintra, 2710 |
Easily mistaken for a glaringly misplaced energy plant of some sort, the conical twin white chimneys of the Palácio Nacional de Sintra (Sintra Palace) are the town's most recognizable landmarks. Under those chimne... more
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Praca do Comercio Freguesia de S. Nicolau, Lisbon |
When the Marquês de Pombal completed his plan for Lisbon, he offset the gridded streets you now see in the Baixa district with the enormous riverfront Praça do Comércio. Known also as the Terreiro do ... more
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