Tourism in Lisbon Portugal - Best Tourist Attractions
Tourism in Lisbon Portugal - Best Tourist Attractions
Lisbon is the capital and the largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 552,700 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km². Its urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.7 million people, being the 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union. About 3 million people live in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (which represents approximately 27% of the country's population). It is continental Europe's westernmost capital city and the only one along the Atlantic coast. Lisbon lies in the western Iberian Peninsula on the Atlantic Ocean and the River Tagus. The westernmost areas of its metro area form the westernmost point of Continental Europe, which is known as Cabo da Roca, located in the Sintra Mountains.
Lisbon is recognised as a alpha-level global city by the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Study Group because of its importance in finance, commerce, media, entertainment, arts, international trade, education and tourism. Lisbon is the only Portuguese city besides Porto to be recognised as a global city. It is one of the major economic centres on the continent, with a growing financial sector and one of the largest container ports on Europe's Atlantic coast. Additionally, Humberto Delgado Airport served 26.7 million passengers in 2017, being the busiest airport in Portugal, the 3rd busiest in the Iberian Peninsula and the 20th busiest in Europe, and the motorway network and the high-speed rail system of Alfa Pendular links the main cities of Portugal (such as Braga, Porto and Coimbra) to Lisbon. The city is the 9th-most-visited city in Southern Europe, after Rome, Istanbul, Barcelona, Milan, Venice, Madrid, Florence and Athens, with 3,320,300 tourists in 2017. The Lisbon region contributes with a higher GDP PPP per capita than any other region in Portugal. Its GDP amounts to 96.3 billion USD and thus $32,434 per capita. The city occupies 32nd place of highest gross earnings in the world. Most of the headquarters of multinationals in the country are located in the Lisbon area. It is also the political centre of the country, as its seat of Government and residence of the Head of State.
Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world, and one of the oldest in Western Europe, predating other modern European capitals such as London, Paris and Rome by centuries. Julius Caesar made it a municipium called Felicitas Julia, adding to the name Olissipo. Ruled by a series of Germanic tribes from the 5th century, it was captured by the Moors in the 8th century. In 1147, the Crusaders under Afonso Henriques reconquered the city and since then it has been a major political, economic and cultural centre of Portugal. Unlike most capital cities, Lisbon's status as the capital of Portugal has never been granted or confirmed officially – by statute or in written form. Its position as the capital has formed through constitutional convention, making its position as de facto capital a part of the Constitution of Portugal.
Lisbon is located at 38°42′49.75″N 9°8′21.79″W, situated at the mouth of the Tagus River and is the westernmost capital of a mainland European country.
The westernmost part of Lisbon is occupied by the Parque Florestal de Monsanto (English: Monsanto Forest Park), a 10 km2 (4 sq mi) urban park, one of the largest in Europe, and occupying ten percent of the municipality.
The city occupies an area of 100.05 km2 (39 sq mi), and its city boundaries, unlike those of most major cities, coincide with those of the municipality. The rest of the urbanised area of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, known generically as Greater Lisbon (Portuguese: Grande Lisboa), extends to the city of Setúbal and includes several administratively defined cities and municipalities, such as Amadora, Queluz, Agualva-Cacém, Odivelas, Loures, Sacavém, Almada, Barreiro, Seixal and Oeiras.
Lisbon has 552,700 inhabitants within the administrative center on the area of only 100.05 km². Administratively defined cities that exist in the vicinity of the capital are in fact part of the metropolitan perimeter of Lisbon. The urban area has a population of 2,666,000 inhabitants.
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Terra Brava, Terceira Island
Terra Brava is a mountainous zone located in the northwest quadrant of the island, in the parish of Agualva, Terceira island. This structure rises 719m above sea level, relating to the Mountainous Massif of Pico Alto, with the highest point being the Pico Alto with 809 m. This complex was formed in part due to a lava flow towards the sea, which gave rise to high cliffs with well-cut bays.
The forest core of this landscape, given the almost human absence, is occupied by a rich forest of endemic vegetation, typical of the Macaronesia, which occupies about 6 square kilometers, a very dense and primitive forest where the orientation is sometimes very difficult with a relief very irregular. It includes the Pico Alto Massif, Pico do Boi, Pico do Juncal, Pico Agudo and Pico Alto.
Terra Brava, ilha Terceira
A Terra Brava é uma zona Montanhosa localizada no quadrante noroeste da ilha, na freguesia da Agualva, ilha Terceira. Esta estrutura eleva-se 719m acima do nível do mar, relacionando-se com o Maciço Montanhoso do Pico Alto, sendo o ponto mais elevado o Pico Alto com 809 m. Este complexo formou-se em parte devido a um escorrimento lávico em direcção ao mar, o que originou arribas altas contastando com baías bem recortadas.
O núcleo florestal desta paisagem, dada a quase ausência humana, é ocupada por uma rica floresta de vegetação endémica, típica da Macaronésia, que ocupa cerca de 6 quilómetros quadrados, floresta bastante densa e primitiva onde a orientação é por vezes muito difícil com um relevo muito irregular. Engloba o Maciço do Pico Alto, o Pico do Boi, o Pico do Juncal, o Pico Agudo e o Pico Alto.
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