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Discover the most beautiful 5 attractions in Lisbon!
1. São Jorge Castle
São Jorge Castle, perched atop the tallest of Lisbon’s seven hills, is the most popular tourist destination in the city and, if not because of the structure per se, then probably because of its location, which affords the greatest views of both Lisbon and the River Tejo.
It stands where a former tenth-century Moorish stronghold had stood. The first king of Portugal, Dom Afonso Henriques, commanded a group of crusaders who took control of the castle in 1147. Portugal’s first king is honored within the walls with a metal statue resting atop a cylindrical stone plinth, or statue base.
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Parque das Nacoes, a modern wonder
Many people praise Portugal in its entirety and Lisbon city in particular for its old, beautiful architecture and for the romantic air it exudes, but for those of you who do want to remember that we live in a postmodern world after all, there are places such as Parque das Nacoes, a modern wonder in architecture, at the heart of the capital city of Portugal, right on the riverbank.
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