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A city of a thousand viewpoints, Lisbon’s antique monuments and rickety yellow trams cling improbably to steep hills that tumble down towards the glittering expanse of the River Tejo.

The city remains unruffled by its soaring popularity among citybreakers and this is undoubtedly part of its enduring charm. Beside the waterfront, tucked into the medieval lanes of Alfama, are time-warp bars that come nightfall are given over to mournful stylings of fado folk musicians. Amid the chapels and chichi shops of Chiado, Lisbon continues on as it always has; join locals snacking on oven-fresh pasteis de nata from pretty bakeries or sample Lisbon’s signature cherry liquor, ginjinha, in century-old watering holes. The pulse of the city can be taken in its newer neighhorhoods: amid the former warehouses of Alcântara and Marvila, new galleries and markets proclaim the talents of independent local artisans.

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