Lisbon is the city of the Fado, a very melancholic song. Portugal was also the cradle of the explorations, and the evidence of this is inescapable in the capital. The Belém area has all the best-known places of interest dating from this period of Portuguese history. Lisbon is a city of hills. This gives an abundance of 'miradouros', or vantage points, but it also results in odd forms of transport, such as an age-old elevator, and extremely steep streets with cog rail trams. If you fancy an historic tram journey you really must take a seat on tram 28.