Lisbon

Lisbon, the Atlantic city beloved of poets, deserved zenith when, at the beginning of the discoveries on the honour of immortal Camaes’ inventing the charm- the other side of the Atlantic and with the discovery ing legend that it had been founded by Ulysses, no of Brazil and the trade route to the Indies, it became less. the most important port in the world. After its historic circumnavigation directed by the in 1755, Lisbon lived through tragic moments whenit Romans, — who first called it Olisipo and later, was destroyed by a colossal earthquake. The Feliciras Julia, — Lisbon was occupied by Aluns, mediaeval part of Lisbon was reduced to the limits of Suevians, Visigoths and Arabs, being conquered by the attractive Alfama district. The city itself was the Christian hosts of Afonso Henriques, the first Por- rebuilt under the dynamic and intelligent direction of tuguese king, in the year 1147. the Marquis de Pombal, and a new Listn was From that moment on, the city on the Tagus became created in geometrical style. The lines established by larger and acquired a new appearance, going beyond Pombal largely determined the subsequent growth 0f the confines ofits walled precinct. Lisbon became the this lovely city, and Lisbon, without losing its charm caprtal of the kingdom of Portugal in the Xlll century, ing characteristic aspect, became the great modem and instigated a period of splendour that reached its city it is today,