outside obidos

Lisbon

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January 4th 2005
As soon as we landed in lisbon we grabbed a hostel, dropped our bags and headed to Sintra, a small little town outside of Lisbon with an amazing palace and moorish castle. The town was stunning, so colourful, on a steep hill and the views from the palace were incredible. Easily one of the most beatiful towns we´ve been too. Each room in the palace was packed with little treasures, and extravagan ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Lisbon & Tagus Valley » Lisbon

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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