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Setúbal Bay - One of The Most Beautiful in the World

  • Sunday, 08 February 2009 09:52
  • Written by A. Jorge

setubal_2The Bay of Setúbal, with all the qualities and assets in terms of heritage, the environment and culture that it boasts, was voted a member of the Most Beautiful Bays in the World Club.

After formally submitting its application in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, its admission to the club, to which 29 bays from around the world belong, was ratified in Paris.

As the most important natural habitat for the conservation of the bottle-nosed dolphin, fulfilling one of the nature requirements demanded by UNESCO, The Bay of Setúbal will benefit from added values, notably from the international projection of the city.

It is also a way of alerting the country to some of the problems that Bay is facing, in particular pollution and the return of the city to the river.

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Discover Lisbon - A Place to Remember

  • Thursday, 08 January 2009 22:37
  • Written by A. Jorge

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Join Lisbon's today cultural diversity together with a laid-back ambience and an architectural time-warp, and you have one of Europe's most enjoyable cities.

The physical setting alone makes Lisbon an appealing destination. The city is built on hills overlooking the Tagus River (Tejo in Portuguese) where the river meets the Atlantic Ocean.

The climate is benign and the older parts of the city are rich with murals of tiles (azulejos), art nouveau buildings, sidewalks paved with decorative patterns of tiny black and white stones, public staircases leading steeply upward through ancient neighborhoods, double-decker buses, and funicular tramways where you may see a cat hop aboard and get off at the next stop.

Museums and monuments are other popular attractions. No visit is complete without a tour of the Jerónimos monastery, where ropes and other maritime themes are carved into stone. Explore the Moorish Castelo de São Jorge, which looks like a fortress on the outside but is a delightful place of gardens, towers with scenic views, ponds with swans and peacocks, and other attractions within its walls.

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Lisbon comes alive

  • Sunday, 08 February 2009 13:32
  • Written by Seth Sherwood
herald_logoSeth Sherwood, based in Paris, is a frequent contributor to the Travel section of Herald Tribune (International). He wrote an excelente article about Lisbon. You can find some highlights below and read the full article here.

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(...) The last of the West European capitals to experience a cultural bloom, Lisbon is avidly making up for lost time. All over the city, an upstart generation is laying waste to the sepia-toned stereotypes and gleefully constructing edgy and forward-looking ventures amid the time-worn monuments and quaint cobbled lanes.

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Loving Lisbon

  • Monday, 09 February 2009 21:56
  • Written by A. Jorge

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Seduced by sardines, cobblestone streets, and the sadness of fado
By Joe Ray Globe Correspondent / January 25, 2009

I knew for years before I arrived that I would fall in love with this city. What I hadn't counted on was falling for the sardine lady.

The love story began in 1994 with "Lisbon Story," German director Wim Wenders's ode to the city, its gentle people, trademark fado music, cobblestone streets and tiled facades, and the tiny, heartbreakingly cute yellow trolleys that make their way up and down its seven hills. Leaving modern Europe and the languages he knows behind, the film's protagonist enters the city with his heart and his senses wide open.

I vow to do the same and discover people who are Portugal's living soul, conscious of the need to preserve their heritage and constantly redefining themselves using a sage mix of beauty and sadness, with both the past and hopes for the future as guides.

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Enjoy Lisbon's beauty on a budget

  • Sunday, 08 February 2009 23:18
  • Written by A. Jorge

usa_today_logoLisbon is not only one of Europe's cheapest and sunniest capitals, it's also one of the most beautiful, with a jumble of ancient neighborhoods that tumble down to the vast Tagus river (or, as the locals call it, the Tejo) as it rolls toward the Atlantic.

The most memorable Lisbon experiences can be absolutely free: strolling beneath freshly laundered linen strung over the alleyways of the old Moorish neighborhoods; June days when jacaranda trees splash the avenues with blue; the scent of cinnamon sprinkled over hot custard tarts; the ocean breeze on sultry summer evenings or fragments of fado tunes seeping from lace-veiled windows.

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