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Article: ROOTLESS COSMOPOLITAN: LAZING IN LISBON
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- September 4, 2002
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Rootless Cosmopolitan: Lazing in Lisbon
LISBON, Portugal, Sep 04, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX)
-- Centuries ago, Lisbon was the staging arena for Western Civilization.
From its majestic bay sailed forth the explorers and traders who expanded
the realm of Christendom beyond what could be imagined. Portugal's
Lisbon was, of course, eventually eclipsed by Spain's raw military
power and history does not give the due credit.
Today, however, Lisbon, flanking the southwestern outskirts of a still
nascent European Union, is experiencing a rebirth of sorts. This renaissance
is becoming ever more apparent in Lisbon and the neighboring coastal
port of Porto.
A ...