Book Lisbon: Discovering Europe’s Coolest City
Set on seven hills above the broad river Tagus, Lisbon blends mediaeval, Moorish and classical 18th century architecture in a photogenic, immediately beguiling, manner. The wealth from centuries as a great maritime trading nation endowed palaces, monasteries and castles; the colonial connection to South America and Africa lends a cosmopolitan air and the galleries and museums display fine collections, particularly the outstanding Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.