Lisbon fortress

This fortress used to be an island but in the 1960's the land was reclaimed and turned into parkland.

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Lisbon

July 9th 2014
09/07/14 Lisbon: After leaving Gibraltar we entered into the Atlantic Ocean and continued our voyage on a Westerly and then a Northerly course towards Lisbon. In the early morning we approached Lisbon from the south, Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world, and the oldest city in Western Europe, predating other modern European capitals such as London, Paris, and Rome by hundreds of ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Lisbon & Tagus Valley

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

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