Lisbon
The capital of Portugal is such an impressive city, located on seven
hills, along the Atlantic coast and on the mouth of the River Tagus. Lisbon is
one of the oldest cities in Europe and is the political, cultural and industrial
center of Portugal.
Lisbon is so gorgeous with its flair, historical sightseeing and attractions.
One of the most popular tourist attractions are in Belem district.
Mosteiro dos Jeronimos is an excellent piece of history and renaissance
architecture. This is one of the most fantastic places to visit in Lisbon. The
complex is huge and includes museum, monastery and church. The monastery has been
built with money from the
Portuguese discoveries.
The monastery is just amazing from outside and inside. We also visited
the nice church, which is free of charge and saw the Royal burial tombs
including the tomb of Vasco da Gama.
Jardim da
Praca do Imperio is an amazing and beautiful park and a nice place to relax
after visiting the fascinating monastery. The fountains are just gorgeous and
flowers create a unique enjoyable and peaceful atmosphere.
Lovely place with
lots of great photo opportunities.
Close to
the monastery is the famous Torre de Belem, a Unesco World Heritage Site. The
tower was built in 16th century as a defense fortification and
prison.
The monumental tower is so splendid with its superb architecture.
Especially lovely is the location, far away from the busy city center.
We spent at
least an hour here, enjoying the stunning sights and the warm sunny day.
Very close
is also located the historical monument Padrao dos Descobrimentos, dedicated to
the Portuguese explorers and to the spirit of the Portuguese discoveries.
The
huge statue is just impressive. The shape is like a bow of a ship and Henry the
Navigator is in front, holding a ship model. The other 32 figures represent
important Portuguese adventures from the Age of Discovery.
The monument is
built close to the river banks and close to the area where in 15th
and 16th century ships departured to discover the New World or to
establish trade relationships with India and the Orient.
Great
monument close to Tagus River and the 25th April Bridge on the background.
The bridge
is long and can be seen from everywhere. It has been designed by the same architecture
who designed the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.The bridge connects Lisbon
to Almada where the statue of Cristo Rei is.
Our first day, in this spectacular city, was full of emotions, just a fascinating experience which cannot be forgotten.
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