Lisbon area - Περιοχή της Λισαβόνας

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THE Lisbon area (Portuguese: Lisbon Region) is the area that includes capital city of Portugal and extends on both banks of the Tagus River.

At a glance

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Important cities

•   Lisbon (Lisbon) - The city of "Fanto", the traditional music of sailors that expresses the Portuguese melancholy, the "saudade".

•   Sintra (Sintra) - The city is known for its many attractions included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

•   Cascais (Cascais) - Luxurious seaside resort, its most accurate Portugal.

•   Setubal (Setúbal) - Fishing port and industrial center.

•   Cecibra (Sesimbra) - Seaside resort at the foot of the da Arabida Mountains (Serra da Arrábida).

•   Mafra (Mafra) - Known for its palace (Mafra National Palace), a great example of Baroque architecture that mimics the design and rhythms of the most famous Monastery of San Lorenzo of El Escorial near Madrid.

•   Palmela (Palmela) - Traditional city, known for its many churches and the imposing castle dating from the period of the Roman Empire.

Additional destinations

•   Kaparika Coast (Costa de Caparica) - Popular beach with endless sandy beaches that attract a large number of detachables every summer.

•   The Cape of the Rock (Cabo da Roca) - The westernmost tip of the mainland Of Europe, known to the ancient Romans as the "Promontorium Magnum" (the Cape, the Great).

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  View of Lisbon

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  Palace of Celuz

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  Sintra

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  Setubal

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  Cabo da Roca

How to get there

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How to move

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