Lisbon is a relaxed city with friendly people who take the time to stop and talk. But the city fell into decay and renovation became a priority.
Given these recent years, Lisbon begins to act on the state of. Hosting the 2004 European Football Championships focused the city and brought about an exiting new era.
During the years of Lisbon abundant sites SA and rubble, eager for his status as one of the main ports of call in Europe to recover.
Downtown Lisbon was left standing at the time. Tight, cobbled streets are a throwback to the 18th century, a million miles from the ultra-modern, cosmopolitan capitals of Europe.
Today Lisbon is the threshold of a new era bright and vivid, is promoting a new world of tourism.
The devastating earthquake of 1755 led to new urban developments, many of which still exist today. Are absolutely necessary for reconstruction was the Portuguese capital and will continue.
The Praca do Comercio sits at the edge of the waterfront. The beautiful location attracts pigeons mass and to see a beautiful arch. The volume is full of outlets, employs Buyer dart from one to another, looking for their bargains.
The site provides a focal point for much of the local community. People meet and share conversation and children dance and play, through which the general din.
The wonderful smell of food from the restaurants nearby and seductive drifts through the place move your hunger.
Opened in 1901, is the Elevador de Santa Justa in the open cast-iron elevator. Catering exclusively for those with a head for heights, the elevator provides unparalleled views of the streets beneath. The tiny people below scurry around the busy backstreets, all with somewhere to go.
East of the city is Alfama, a legacy of Moorish occupation, many think of the old architecture. After the victory of Christians in the religious wars, the Romanesque cathedral was built on the site of a mosque in 1147th