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Article: Lisbon, city of adventurers: travelers visiting the Portuguese capital can indulge in the grand tradition of wanderlust. (Destination: Europe).
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- Hot Rod
- Article date:
- May 27, 2002
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It's no coincidence that Lisbon is only 10 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. The ever-wandering Portuguese used Lisbon as the launching pad for countless explorations, adding the Age of Discovery to world history and unequivocally distinguishing themselves from their Spanish neighbors to the east. Built over seven hills, in the same manner as Rome, Lisbon was first settled by the Phoenicians in 1200 B.C. A bloody past, which includes sovereignty struggles with the Moors, Arabs, Spaniards and the French, resulted in the fierce sense of independence for which the Portuguese are well known.
The importance of Portuguese wanderlust is most clear to those standing at the ...
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