Travel to Lisbon, Portugal, the City of Discoveries, home to Vasco da Gama and Henry the navigator, who both helped to successfully navigate a sea route to India. The resulting wealth from the spice trade made Portugal a great mercantile center of Europe. In 1986 Portugal joined the EC and foreign investment and development began to change how businesse was done and its economy began to recover. Today Lisbon is a cosmopolitan city where the influence of its colonies in Africa and Brazil give it a very interesting vibe. Lisbon is happening place, many of its younger generation speak English and it is an affordable and exciting destination

Lisbon is the capital and largest city of Portugal.

Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, has had a great many setbacks in the past, such as the earthquake of 1755 and the great fire of 1988. But it has never given in to fate and has always rebuilt itself. The city is no longer the unknown quantity it was, and the World Exhibition of 1998 and World Cup football finals of 2004 have been instrumental in this. Thanks to these two events Lisbon has been given a few touch-ups here and there and now sparkles like never before.

Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, has had a great many setbacks in the past, such as the earthquake of 1755 and the great fire of 1988. But it has never given in to fate and has always rebuilt itself. The city is no longer the unknown quantity it was, and the World Exhibition of 1998 and World Cup football finals of 2004 have been instrumental in this. Thanks to these two events Lisbon has been given a few touch-ups here and there and now sparkles like never before.

In Rua do Ouro (street between the 2 squares) you can take the 'Elevador de Santa Justa' lift to the top. There is a terrace offering a magnificent view of the Baixa. The lift was built by a student of the famed Eiffel.

Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, has had a great many setbacks in the past, such as the earthquake of 1755 and the great fire of 1988. But it has never given in to fate and has always rebuilt itself. The city is no longer the unknown quantity it was, and the World Exhibition of 1998 and World Cup football finals of 2004 have been instrumental in this. Thanks to these two events Lisbon has been given a few touch-ups here and there and now sparkles like never before.

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.