Description
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, this city decimated by earthquake, tsunami, and fires in 1755 is a major center of Iberian commerce and culture: a cathedral that’s a “re-appropriated” mosque, hand-painted tiles on the interior AND exterior of homes, a world-class art museum seeded by a grateful (and wealthy) Armenian WWII refugee, the former headquarters of Salazar’s repressive secret police, and fado music. European travel expert Barbara Paulson offers tips on some unusual sites of Lisbon.
