Lisbon

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Lisbon

• Lisbon - Spreading out along the right bank of
  the Tagus, its downtown, the Baixa, is located in
  the 18th-century area around Rossio. East of the
  arcade Praça do Comércio, are the medieval
  quarters of Alfama and Mouraria, crowned by the
  magnificent St. George's Castle. To the west lie
  Bairro Alto and Madragoa, with their typical
  streets, and on the western extreme is Belém,
  with its Belém Tower.

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• Loures - is the county chief-town since July 26,
  1886. It borders with Lisbon, Mafra, Sintra,
  Arruda dos Vinhos and Vila Franca de Xira. Thirty
  minutes from the capital. Its major attraction
  is, with no doubt, the Quinta do Conventinho
  (Little Convent Farm), with the Municipal Museum,
  its beautiful gardens, and the convent that
  inspires its name. Only three minutes from the
  city centre, it is a culture centre, with events
  for every age set.

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• Mafra - Palace-Convent built in the 18th century,
  is the largest Portuguese religious monument. It
  consists of lavish royal apartments aswell as 330
  cells for its monks, a magnificent library (which
  houses about 36.000 collectors books that include
  a first edition of Os Lusíadas by the
  Portuguese poet Luís de Camõe), carillon,
  basilica and museums.