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Overview

This is the Lisbon you have no doubt dreamed about: a Moorish castle slung on a hillside, cobbled alleys twisting to sky-high viewpoints and laundry-strung houses in a fresco-painter鈥檚 palette of colours. In this corner of the city, life is played out on the streets. Fado still rocks as it did way back when, one-pan family bistros fire up their grills at lunchtime, and the neighbourly vibe keeps things alluringly low-key, but not without a struggle. Lisbon's tourism boom is altering Alfama's character, so authenticity is endangered here.

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    Castelo de S茫o Jorge

    Alfama, Castelo & Gra莽a

    Towering dramatically above Lisbon, these mid-11th-century hilltop fortifications sneak into almost every snapshot. Roam its snaking ramparts and pine鈥�

  • August 22, 2017: People stepping to the sidewalk in order to let the street car pass in the streets of Lisbon. 755689225 urban, tourist attraction, city center, pedestrian street, street tramway, front view, classic, horizontal, lisboa, old, old fashioned, people, portugal, portuguese, rail, rail transport vehicle, summer, tourism, transport, travel, yellow, alfama, busy, cable car, campo ourique, capital, center, city, cobblestone street, day, electric, famous, journey, known, line, martin moniz, moving aside, moving away, pavement, prazeres, sidewalk, sightseeing, stepping away, street, streetcar, sunny, tourists, tram, trolley car, unique

    Alfama

    Alfama, Castelo & Gra莽a

    Wander downhill (to save your legs) through Alfama's steep, narrow, cobblestoned streets and catch a glimpse of the more traditional side of Lisbon before鈥�

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    Tram 28E

    Alfama, Castelo & Gra莽a

    Don't leave the city without riding popular tram 28E from Largo Martim Moniz. This rickety, screechy, gloriously old-fashioned ride from Pra莽a Martim鈥�

  • Low Angle View Of Lisbon Cathedral At Night

    S茅 de Lisboa

    Alfama, Castelo & Gra莽a

    The fortress-like S茅 de Lisboa is one of Lisbon鈥檚 icons, built in 1150 on the site of a mosque soon after Christians recaptured the city from the Moors鈥�

  • Diamond-shaped bossage, Casa dos Bicos, Lisbon, Portugal

    Funda莽茫o Jos茅 Saramago 鈥� Casa dos Bicos

    Alfama, Castelo & Gra莽a

    The pincushion facade of Casa dos Bicos, the eccentric 16th-century abode of Afonso de Albuquerque, former viceroy to India, grabs your attention with鈥�

  • Miradouro da Graca viewpoint in Lisbon, Portugal. 476230058 2015; Alfama; Architecture; Domestic Animals; Europe; Famous Place; Photography; Portuguese Culture; Roof; Bushmen; Capital Cities; Church; Cityscape; Observatory; Outdoors; Panoramic; Gazebo; Horizontal; Tourist; Town; Jorge; Lisbon; Urban Skyline; Viewpoint;

    Miradouro da Gra莽a

    Alfama, Castelo & Gra莽a

    A much-loved summertime hang-out of lisbo锚tas, this miradouro (lookout) sidles up to the baroque Igreja da Gra莽a. It has an incredible view of the castle鈥�

  • City and Ponte 25 de Abril bridge from Miradouro da Senhora do Monte.

    Miradouro da Senhora do Monte

    Alfama, Castelo & Gra莽a

    Lisbon spreads out before you at Gra莽a鈥檚 highest of the high, Miradouro da Senhora do Monte. Come for the relaxed vibe and the best views of the castle on鈥�

  • Mosteiro de S茫o Vicente de Fora

    Mosteiro de S茫o Vicente de Fora

    Alfama, Castelo & Gra莽a

    Gra莽a鈥檚 Mosteiro de S茫o Vicente de Fora was founded in 1147 and revamped by Italian architect Felipe Terzi in the late 16th century. Since the adjacent鈥�

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