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The Museo del Fado became, since its foundation in 1998, in one of the most important ones related to culture and music in the whole city. The place possesses no less than 14 thousand different pieces like instruments, albums, music sheets, newspapers, complements, photographs, posters and more objects related to fados. In the museum there are both permanent and temporary exhibitions and the former ones try to get the spectator into the history of fado and the different atmospheres of which is was a protagonist of. Also, one of the main reasons why they people go daily to this museum is because there are a large quantity of Portuguese guitars and different violas of important manufacturers and maestros. On the other hand, the temporary ones are often focussed so that the visitors can get to know the work of the biggest and most important artists of fado. Also the museum has a documentation centre, an auditorium where presentations take place, a shop where you can buy souvenirs, a school and a restaurant where you can enjoy performances on weekends. You can find Lisbon accommodation and enjoy the Museo del...
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The Museo Marítimo in Lisbon is not only one of the most interesting in the city but also in the whole of Europe and, for that reason, millions of tourists visit it every year and they walk through its galleries enjoying the history of Portuguese society at sea. At the place we can enjoy a great collection of no less than 17 thousand objects that are installed in the west wing of the great Monasterio Jeronimos and it includes real-size ship models from the Age of Discovery forward. One of the oldest and most representative pieces that the museum possesses is a figure of the Archanges Rafael made of wood that accompanied Vasco da Gama on his trip to India. Another of the most remarkable samples are two big ceremonial boats from the 18th century. One of them was built for Queen Maria I, which stayed in use for nearly 200 years and that was in charge of transporting the most important people of the time, such as Queen Elizabeth II of England or Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. Another of the most striking presentations is the cabin of a Royal yacht of Queen Amelia called Santa Cruz and that was used to cross the Atlantic in 1922. Without doubt, this museum is one of the most important in Europe and to visit it you only have to get Lisbon...
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The modern city of Rome lives with its ancient ruins that find themselves at every step, distributed above all in the city of the Italian capital. The Imperial Forums are part of these ruins and they were built by different emperors to make their name last for all of eternity, but also as political and administrative headquarters in front of a growing population which needed major infrastructures to carry on developing. In the city of Rome you can observe four imperial forums and each one with an emperor´s name: Forum of Augustus, Forum of Caesar, Forum of Trajan and Forum of Nerva. It´s wonderful to walk the streets of Rome and finding these ancient Roman works in every corner of the city. Only the ruins of these buildings are left but even then they arouse fascination in the tourist because they still have large columns standing in the middle of squares. Today, all the Imperial Forums of Rome are protected and restored by the Government and they are forbidden to the public in order to preserve those fundamental pieces of universal history. If you want to visit the Roman Imperial Forums, rent apartments in Rome and enjoy this beautiful...
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National Sanctuary of Cristo Rey is a famous monument of Almada in the region of Lisbon in Portugal, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The religious catholic sanctuary was inspired in the the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro in Brasil, which is known worldwide, in 1959. At the same time, and because of jealousy, the authoritarian President of Portugal ordered the building of the monument that we can see today in Lisbon and that is very similar to the one in Brazil. At the feet of the River Rajo, with Lisbon on the opposite shore, it´s found in front of the church of Pragal. Designed by Antonio Lino, the national monument has the shape of an open door, where on the upper part, 82 metres in the air, the statue of Christ designed by the artist Francisco Franco de Sousa rises. The Cristo Rey has another 28 metres in height, which makes it a more than important sculpture as well as imposing. You can go up on the monument and from there observe the whole of the coast of Lisbon, the river and the city. For tourists it´s a must because it offers a unique and ideal view to enjoy the sunset. Find Lisbon accommodation if you want to see the National Sanctuary of Cristo Rey and see the city from a beautiful, panoramic view, at the feet of the great statue of...
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The Monument to Discoveries was built to commemorate the 500 years of the death of one of the most famous figures in the history of Portugal: Henry the Navigator, one of the biggest entrepreneurs of maritime discovery expeditions. Built at the feet of the river, in the district of Belém in the city of Lisbon, it stands out from far away due to it´s magnitude: 52 metres high. The work, designed by José Ángelo Cottinelli Telmo and Leopoldo de Almeida, shows a caravel and the whole marine group commanded by Henry the Navigator, who is situated on the bow of the ship made of cement. Behind him and in order of importance, are other maritime heroes that collaborated with the discoveries. One of the most interesting things of the monument is that it can be explored in its totality and there are stairs and a lift that take one to the sixth floor, where one can observe the entire coast of the river and the region of Belém. The edification has two sides, east and west, but visiting the monument from the west is something unforgettable because the sun helps the sailors of the boat come to life. Built in 1960, the Monument to Discoveries is one of the most touristic points in the city that, if one wants to see, has to get Lisbon accommodation and start walking around the marvelous history of the...
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