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Lisbon is the capital and the largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 505,526 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Lisbon’s urban area extends beyond the city’s administrative limits with a population of around 2.8 million people, being the 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union. About 3 million people live in the Lisbon metropolitan area, which represents approximately 27% of the country’s population. It is mainland Europe’s westernmost capital city and the only one along the Atlantic coast. Lisbon lies in the western Iberian Peninsula on the Atlantic Ocean and the River Tagus. The westernmost portions of its metro area form the westernmost point of Continental Europe, which is known as Cabo da Roca, located in the Sintra Mountains. Lisbon is recognised as an alpha-level global city because of its importance in finance, commerce, media, entertainment, arts, international trade, education and tourism. Lisbon is one of two Portuguese cities to be recognised as a global city. It is one of the major economic centres on the continent, with a growing financial sector and one of the largest container ports on Europe’s Atlantic coast. Additionally, Humberto Delgado Airport served 29 million passengers in 2018, being the busiest airport in Portugal, the 3rd busiest in the Iberian Peninsula and the 20th busiest in Europe. The motorway network and the high-speed rail system of Alfa Pendular links the main cities of Portugal to Lisbon. The city is the 9th-most-visited city in Southern Europe, after Rome, Istanbul, Barcelona, Milan, Venice, Madrid, Florence and Athens, with 3,320,300 tourists in 2017. The Lisbon region has a higher GDP PPP per capita than any other region in Portugal. Its GDP amounts to US$96.3 billion and thus $32,434 per capita. The city occupies the 40th place of highest gross earnings in the world. Most of the headquarters of multinational corporations in Portugal are located in the Lisbon area. It is also the political centre of the country, as its seat of government and residence of the head of state. Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world, and the second-oldest European capital city , predating other modern European capitals by centuries. Julius Caesar made it a municipium called Felicitas Julia, adding to the name Olissipo. Ruled by a series of Germanic tribes from the 5th century, it was captured by the Moors in the 8th century. In 1147, the Crusaders under Afonso Henriques reconquered the city and since then it has been the political, economic and cultural center of Portugal.


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1 Lisbon city tour 8 From Campo Pequeno we go via the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum to the aqueduct and on via the Basilica da Estrela into the small streets of the old town ... Details

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1 Campo Pequeno The Praça de Touros do Campo Pequeno, in English bullfighting arena on the small square, is a multifunctional event hall in the municipality of ... Details
2 Calouste Gulbenkian Museum The Calouste Gulbenkian Museum , also known simply as the Gulbenkian Museum, is a major encyclopedic art ... Details
3 Águas Livres Aqueduct The Águas Livres Aqueduct is a historic aqueduct in the city of Lisbon, ... Details
4 Eduardo VII Park The Eduardo VII Park is a public park in Lisbon, Portugal. The park occupies an area of 26 hectares to the north of ... Details
5 Estrela Basilica The Estrela Basilica or the Royal Basilica and Convent of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Portuguese: Real ... Details
6 tram From here you can take a tram no. 28E from the basilica to the old ... Details
7 Igreja de São Roque The Igreja de São Roque is a Roman Catholic church in Lisbon, Portugal. It was the earliest Jesuit church in the Portuguese ... Details
8 Carmo Convent The Convent of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a former Catholic convent located in the civil parish of Santa ... Details
9 Santa Justa Lift The Santa Justa Lift , also called Carmo Lift , is an elevator, or lift, in the ... Details
10 Rossio The Rossio is the popular name of the King Pedro IV Square in the city of Lisbon, in Portugal. It is located in ... Details
11 São Jorge Castle São Jorge Castle is a historic castle in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, located ... Details
12 Lisbon Cathedral The Lisbon Cathedral , often called simply the ... Details
13 Praça do Comércio The Praça do Comércio is located in the city of Lisbon, Portugal. Situated near the Tagus river, the square is still ... Details
14 Mercado da Ribeira The Mercado da Ribeira is a market hall where fresh fish, vegetables and fruit have been sold since the 19th century. The hall was built in 1876 ... Details
15 LX Factory On the site of the textile factory "Companhia de Fiação e Tecidos Lisbonense" the LX Factory with numerous restaurants and cafes was deployed ... Details
16 tram From the old town, take the Tram 15E to the Torre de ... Details
17 Belém Tower Belém Tower , officially the Tower of Saint Vincent is a 16th-century fortification ... Details
18 Padrão dos Descobrimentos Padrão dos Descobrimentos is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus River estuary, in the civil parish of ... Details
19 Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology The Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology is a museum in Lisbon, Portugal. ... Details

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