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Lisbon is the capital and largest city of Portugal. The city, in Lisbon is the capital and largest city of Portugal. The city, in addition to being the country's capital, is also capital of addition to being the country's capital, is also capital of the district of Lisbon, the Lisbon region, the metropolitan the district of Lisbon, the Lisbon region, the metropolitan area of Lisbon, and is still the main center of the sub-area of Lisbon, and is still the main center of the sub-region of Greater Lisbon statistics. Ecclesiastically, is region of Greater Lisbon statistics. Ecclesiastically, is headquarters of the diocese and the Patriarchate of headquarters of the diocese and the Patriarchate of Lisbon. Lisbon.

Lisbon has many tourist attractions. Their neighborhoods Lisbon has many tourist attractions. Their neighborhoods attract visitors by its typical characteristics. The low attract visitors by its typical characteristics. The low Pombaline, Bethlehem, Chiado and Bairro Alto, are Pombaline, Bethlehem, Chiado and Bairro Alto, are areas where flooding thousands of tourists and visitors areas where flooding thousands of tourists and visitors annually. The principal means of travel in Lisbon, is the annually. The principal means of travel in Lisbon, is the Metropolitano de Lisboa of Rail and buses. But every Metropolitano de Lisboa of Rail and buses. But every day come in Lisbon about 5 million cars, from the day come in Lisbon about 5 million cars, from the peripheral districts.peripheral districts.

History of LisbonHistory of LisbonDuring the Neolithic, the region During the Neolithic, the region

was inhabited by various was inhabited by various peoples Ibero who also lived in peoples Ibero who also lived in other regions of Atlantic other regions of Atlantic Europe in this period. They Europe in this period. They built several megalithic built several megalithic monuments. You can still find monuments. You can still find some dólmens and menhirs in some dólmens and menhirs in camps around the city. camps around the city. The Celtic people invaded the The Celtic people invaded the region in the first millennium region in the first millennium BC and through inter-racial BC and through inter-racial marriages with people Iberian marriages with people Iberian pre-Roman, increased the pre-Roman, increased the number of speakers of Celtic number of speakers of Celtic languages in the region.languages in the region.

TourismTourism

Baixa Pombalina is the "heart" Baixa Pombalina is the "heart" of the capital. It was built on of the capital. It was built on the ruins of the ancient city of the ruins of the ancient city of Lisbon, destroyed by the Lisbon, destroyed by the earthquake of 1755. Its earthquake of 1755. Its construction followed a strict construction followed a strict urban plan, according to a urban plan, according to a reticular pattern of street / reticular pattern of street / block, and according to the block, and according to the philosophy of the Baroque. philosophy of the Baroque. The rebuilding of downtown The rebuilding of downtown Lisbon after the earthquake Lisbon after the earthquake was the first case of was the first case of construction typified, construction typified, standardized and in "series" standardized and in "series" of humanity. Its authors of humanity. Its authors were.were.

TransportTransport

The 25 de Abril Bridge, inaugurated (as Ponte Salazar) on August 6, 1966, and later renamed after the date of the Carnation Revolution, was the longest suspension bridge in Europe and although made by the same engineers as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, it is not, as thought by some, a replica (the Golden Gate Bridge does not have X braces).

The city is connected to the far side of the Tagus The city is connected to the far side of the Tagus by two important bridges:by two important bridges:

The Vasco da Gama Bridge, inaugurated on May 1998 is, at 17.2 km (10.7 mi), the longest bridge in Europe