During this Golden Age of Portuguese maritime expansion, Lisbon’s merchants controlled most trade between Japan and Ceuta. In the 16th century, Lisbon was the most prosperous city worldwide.

Lisbon is a hilly place. As long as you don't mind exercising your calf muscles, you'll find you can walk to most hotels, restaurants and the top attractions. If traipsing through a foreign city ...

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Photograph by AKG/Album The journeys of 15th- and 16th-century European explorers are ... 1483. Navy Museum, Lisbon Photograph by DEA/Album Fittingly for a document chronicling voyages, the ...

Beneath the feet of everyone who visits the city of Lisbon, Portugal, lie hidden gems – floor mosaics made with limestone. Legend has it that in the 1500s, a rhino sent from India, and the first ...