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Click on our maps
below to map your way around Lisbon and Sintra. Don't miss the
UNESCO World Heritage Sites at Belém and Sintra!
Lisbon City Center
Belém UNESCO World Heritage Site
Parque Das Nações (Northeast Lisbon)
Sintra UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Lisbon Highlights and Travel Tips |
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BAIXA AND PRAÇA DO COMERCIO
Praça do Comercio (Commerce Square), on the Tagus
River, is the beginning of Lisbon's Baixa, or downtown
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BAIRRO ALTO AND
ELEVADOR DE SANTA JUSTA
The Bairro Alto (Upper Quarter) occupies the top of a
steep hill just west of Lisbon's Baixa district. This
area functions as a residential, shopping, and entertainment
district.
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ALFAMA AND CASTEL SÃO JORGE
The Alfama is the one district of Lisbon to survive the
earthquake of 1755 relatively untouched. This district
still retains a Moorish flavor, and is topped by the Castel
São Jorge (St. George's Castle). |
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TORRE DE
BELÉM & MONOSTEIRO DOS JERONIMOS
This monument-packed neighborhood on the Tagus River,
west of downtown, features a UNESCO World Heritage Site. |
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PARQUE DAS NAÇÕES
The Park of Nations was built for the 1998 World Expo in
Lisbon, and features shops, restaurants, a riverside
pedestrian area, and one of the world's largest aquariums,
the Lisbon Oceanarium. |
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LISBON PANORAMAS
Take a look at our Lisbon Panorama pictures to fully
experience this vibrant and beautiful capital city. |
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MY TRIP TO PORTUGAL
Read what I did to learn from my discoveries...and
mistakes. |
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