Alfama

Alfama-rama

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June 4th 2011
Our love affair with Lisbon continues. Our weekends of long walks prepared us well for our 7 hour stroll up and down hills today in the welcome hot sun. On the way to the Alfama we rode up an ancient lift - Elevador Santa Justa which used to run by steam and lifts people from one level of the city waaay up to another with stunning views. We watched street performers and sated Will's gel ... read more

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more