© Rehman Abubakr · CC BY-SA 4.0stolp BelémBelémThe Belém Tower stands on the northern bank of the Tagus in Lisbon, a 16th-century fortification built from local lioz limestone. It was designed by military architect Francisco de Arruda as part of a defence system for the river’s mouth. The tower combines Manueline style with Moorish-inspired minarets and a… večOdpri cilj
© Holger Uwe Schmitt · CC BY-SA 4.0samostan JerónimosBelémThe Jerónimos Monastery stands beside the Tagus in Belém, a former monastery turned royal burial place. Built in the early 1500s on the site of an older church, it became the resting place of the Aviz dynasty. The monastery’s fortunes rose with Vasco da Gama’s voyage to India, funded by a tax on spice profits. In… večOdpri cilj
© Massimo Catarinella · CC BY 3.0Estádio da LuzSão Domingos de BenficaThe Estádio da Luz stands on the edge of Lisbon’s Benfica and Carnide parishes, its name taken from the nearby Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz. Built in 2003 to replace an earlier stadium, it holds more than sixty-eight thousand seats beneath a translucent roof that lets sunlight flood the terraces. Four sweeping steel… večOdpri cilj
© Megutim · CC BY 4.0Estádio José AlvaladeLumiarThe Estádio José Alvalade stands in Lisbon’s northern district of Alvalade, a modern football stadium and the home of Sporting CP. It replaced the club’s older ground on the same site, named after the club’s founder José Alvalade from the early 20th century. The stadium forms part of the Alvalade XXI complex, which… večOdpri cilj
© H. Hoffmeister · CC BY-SA 3.0AlfamaSanta Maria MaiorThe Alfama is the oldest district in Lisbon. It stretches down the hillside between São Jorge Castle and the Tagus river. The area covers several parishes, including São Miguel and Santo Estêvão. Narrow lanes and small squares form a maze through the neighbourhood. Alfama once held the whole city under Moorish rule.… večOdpri cilj
© Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORT… · CC BY 2.0Ponte 25 de AbrilAlcântaraThe 25 de Abril Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the Tagus River, linking Lisbon on the north bank with Almada on the south. It stands as one of Europe’s longest suspension bridges, its steel towers rising 190 metres above the water. The bridge carries six lanes of traffic on its upper deck and a double-track… večOdpri cilj
© Alvesgaspar · CC BY-SA 3.0lizbonska stolnicaSanta Maria MaiorThe Lisbon Cathedral stands on a low hill in the Alfama district, the oldest part of the city. Built in 1147 after Lisbon was retaken from the Moors, it replaced the city’s main mosque. Earthquakes have repeatedly reshaped the building, blending Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque and neoclassical styles. The cathedral’s… večOdpri cilj
© Jules Verne Times Two · CC BY-SA 4.0Praça do ComércioSanta Maria MaiorPraça do Comércio is a vast square beside the Tagus in Lisbon. It faces the river on its southern side and once held the royal Ribeira Palace until the 1755 earthquake destroyed it. The square was rebuilt in the 18th century under the Marquis of Pombal, who planned a grand rectangular plaza open to the water. Two long… večOdpri cilj
© Jean-Christophe BENOIST · CC BY 4.0Spomenik odkritjemBelémThe Monument to the Discoveries stands on the northern bank of the Tagus in Lisbon’s Belém district, where ships once sailed to India and the Orient. Its towering prow-shaped design rises 56 metres above the river, built in rose-tinted stone from Leiria and limestone from Sintra. The monument was first imagined in… večOdpri cilj
Grad São JorgeSanta Maria MaiorSão Jorge Castle stands on a hilltop in Lisbon’s old quarter, its stone walls rising above the city. The site has been fortified since the 2nd century BC, though people lived here as early as the 8th century BC. Phoenicians, Romans, Moors and Portuguese have all left their mark on the hill. The castle’s name comes… večOdpri cilj
