Lisboa........................

 

Lisbon, Portugal is a mere hour away (by air) from Seville (six hours by car).  Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world.  Located just off the Atlantic Ocean, the city rises steeply from the highly navigable Tagus River.  We didn't give ourselves enough time to do justice to Portugal, but after spending less than 48 hours in Lisbon, we came away thinking it is a mighty fine place.  If you don't mind hills, it is a very walkable city.  Of course, we also took the obligatory tuk-tuk ride, as well as a sailboat cruise on the Tagus.  Lisbon suffered an awful disaster in 1755, with a massive earthquake, followed by a tsunami, followed by fire. In the old part of the city you can clearly tell, by the road patterns, what areas were unaffected by the disaster.  Very interesting city.