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October 28, 2019

The founding of Lisbon, Portugal [Repost]

Lisbon’s history as a human settlement dates back to the Neolithic period when the region was inhabited by Pre-Celtic tribes who built all manner of religious and funerary monuments in…..

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March 29, 2019

Lisbon Sites: Castelo de S. Jorge [Repost]

Our cruise with the Vision of the Seas finally came to an end as we pulled into port at Lisbon, Portugal. Having gotten some great sightseeing suggestions from a Portuguese…..

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April 14, 2018

Lisbon, Portugal’s Jewish history [Repost]

The history of Lisbon’s Jewish community traces itself back to Nebuchadnezzar’s reign in the sixth century BCE and if the legends are true perhaps as far back as King Solomon’s…..

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March 16, 2018

1755 Lisbon Earthquake [Repost]

While earthquakes weren’t all that an uncommon in Lisbon, the city suffering a handful of significant occurrences each century, the earthquake of November 1, 1755 proved especially devastating as it…..

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December 6, 2016

UNESCO site: Santa Maria de Belem [Repost]

Derived from the Portuguese word for Bethlehem, Santa Maria de Belem, or simply Belem as locals call it, is a civil parish in the Lisbon municipality situated on the mouth…..

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September 15, 2016

Lisbon since the earthquake of 1755 [Repost]

Misfortune would unfortunately find Lisbon again as they continued their efforts to rebuild the city after the devastating earthquake in 1755 with the queen and future king being forced to…..

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November 6, 2013

Lisbon, Portugal & World War II

Before the fall of France to Nazi Germany the Lisbon Jewish community was relatively small with just over a thousand claiming resident status, but quickly exploded as Portugal adopted a…..

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June 9, 2013

Lisbon, Portugal [Photo tour]

Like most metropolitan cities, Lisbon is surrounded by many satellite cities or suburbs, and is estimated to have more than one million people pass through Lisbon each day for business…..

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April 22, 2013

Must-see districts of Lisbon, Portugal

Oldest of the districts, Alfama spreads up the side of the southern slope from the Tagus River to the Castle of Sao Jorge at its top in a series of…..