Tourism in Lisbon Portugal - Best Tourist Attractions
Tourism in Lisbon Portugal - Best Tourist Attractions
Lisbon is the capital and the largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 552,700 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km². Its urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.7 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 continental 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 areas 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 a alpha-level global city by the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Study Group because of its importance in finance, commerce, media, entertainment, arts, international trade, education and tourism. Lisbon is the only Portuguese city besides Porto 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 26.7 million passengers in 2017, being the busiest airport in Portugal, the 3rd busiest in the Iberian Peninsula and the 20th busiest in Europe, and the motorway network and the high-speed rail system of Alfa Pendular links the main cities of Portugal (such as Braga, Porto and Coimbra) 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 contributes with a higher GDP PPP per capita than any other region in Portugal. Its GDP amounts to 96.3 billion USD and thus $32,434 per capita. The city occupies 32nd place of highest gross earnings in the world. Most of the headquarters of multinationals in the country 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 one of the oldest in Western Europe, predating other modern European capitals such as London, Paris and Rome 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 a major political, economic and cultural centre of Portugal. Unlike most capital cities, Lisbon's status as the capital of Portugal has never been granted or confirmed officially – by statute or in written form. Its position as the capital has formed through constitutional convention, making its position as de facto capital a part of the Constitution of Portugal.
Lisbon is located at 38°42′49.75″N 9°8′21.79″W, situated at the mouth of the Tagus River and is the westernmost capital of a mainland European country.
The westernmost part of Lisbon is occupied by the Parque Florestal de Monsanto (English: Monsanto Forest Park), a 10 km2 (4 sq mi) urban park, one of the largest in Europe, and occupying ten percent of the municipality.
The city occupies an area of 100.05 km2 (39 sq mi), and its city boundaries, unlike those of most major cities, coincide with those of the municipality. The rest of the urbanised area of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, known generically as Greater Lisbon (Portuguese: Grande Lisboa), extends to the city of Setúbal and includes several administratively defined cities and municipalities, such as Amadora, Queluz, Agualva-Cacém, Odivelas, Loures, Sacavém, Almada, Barreiro, Seixal and Oeiras.
Lisbon has 552,700 inhabitants within the administrative center on the area of only 100.05 km². Administratively defined cities that exist in the vicinity of the capital are in fact part of the metropolitan perimeter of Lisbon. The urban area has a population of 2,666,000 inhabitants.
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Scenic drive from Portimão, Algarve, Portugal to Seville, Andalusia, Spain
The great thing about Portugal is that it isn't a very wide country and Spain can be reached in around 1.5/2 hrs.
On this occasion, we decided to take a day trip to Seville in the Andalusia Region of Spain from our hotel in Portimão, Algarve, Portugal.
0:20 - Approaching Exit 5 on the A22 for Portimão and Monchique.
0:31 - Crossing the Rio Arade.
0:37 - 150 miles (2 hrs 9 mins) to go to Seville.
0:40 - Approaching Exit 6 on the A22 for the N 124-1 to Lagoa and Silves.
0:44 - Signpost saying Alcantarilha - 9 kms, Spain - 103 kms and Lisbon - 275 kms.
0:47 - Looking towards Portimão.
0:56 - Passing through the tunel do Sobral.
0:59 - Approaching Exit 7 on the A22 for the N125 to Alcantarilha and Armação de Pêra.
1:02 - Signpost saying Algoz - 6 kms, Albufeira - 16 kms, Faro - 45 kms and passing over the Vale do Rogel.
1:08 - Approaching Exit 10 on the A22 for the A2 to Lisbon and Messines.
1:17 - Signpost saying Loulé - 19 kms, Quarteira - 26 kms, Faro - 31 kms and Spain - 81 kms.
1:20 - 130 miles (1 hr 53 mins) to go to Seville.
1:22 - Approaching Exit 11 on the A22 for the N270 to Boliqueime.
1:25 - Approaching Exit 14 on the A22 for the N2 to Faro - centro and S. B. Alportel.
1:28 - 100 miles (1 hr 28 mins) to go to Seville.
1:33 - Car dashboard displaying the time as 10:34am and an outside temperature of 13C.
1:39 - Approaching Exit 17 on the N125 for Monte Gordo and Altura.
1:47 - Tourist info board for Vila Real de S. to António cidade do iluminismo.
1:51 - Approaching Exit 18 on the A22 for the N122 to Castro Marim, S. to António and the IC27 to Beja.
1:57 - Distant view of the bridge over the River Guadiana connecting Portugal with Spain.
2:05 - Crossing the bridge over the River Guadiana into Spain.
2:28 - Entering Huelva Province, Andalusia, Spain.
2:36 - Approaching Exit 81 on the E-1 A-49 for La Ribera and La Alqueria.
2:49 - Approaching Exit 75 on the E-1 A-49 for Trigueros, Badajoz and San Juan del Puerto.
2:52 - Crossing the arroyo Candon.
2:59 - Approaching Exit 50 on the E-1 A-49 for Bollullos del Condado and La Palma del Condado.
3:01 - Andalusian countryside.
3:04 - 28.8 miles (29 mins) to go to Seville.
3:07 - Approaching Exit 34 on the E-1 A-49 for Chucena and Hinojos.
3:14 - Grape vines.
3:17 - Entering Provincia de Sevilla (Provence of Seville).
3:26 - Approaching Exit 28 on the E-1 A-49 for Pilas and Carrion.
3:35 - 19.2 miles (25 mins) to go to Seville.
3:38 - Approaching Exit 23 on the E-1 A-49 for Huévar.
3:42 - A Mercadona Supermarket.
3:51 - Approaching Exit 14 on the E-1 A-49 for Umbrete and Benacazón.
3:57 - 10.0 miles (17 mins) to go to Seville.
4:08 - Approaching Exit 3 on the E-1 A-49 for Castilleja de la Cuesta, Gines and Bormujos.
4:18 - 4.8 miles (12 mins) to go to Seville.
4:19 - The skyline of Seville.
5:13 - Entering the city of Seville.