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ALCASER DO SAL
It is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded before 1000. C. by the Phoenicians. As well Phoenician cities of Lisbon and Setúbal, back then it was salt, salted fish, horse breeding necessary for the export of food and livestock. It is dedicated to growing food for ships that traded tin with Cornualha.
During the Arab rule was the capital of the province of Al-Kassr. D.Alfonso Henriques conquered it in 1158. The city was conquered by the Arabs, so during the reign of D. Alfonso II and with the help of a fleet of crusaders, the city was finally conquered, becoming head of the Order of Santiago.
It was elevated to city June 12, 1997.

CAPE ST. VINCENT. -
It is a landform located on the southwestern tip of Portugal. It is near Sagres, Vila do Bispo council. He wasknown in Roman times as "Promontorium Sacrum", dedicated to the god Saturn instead.
In the Cape there is an ancient fortress and a lighthouse visited. In Lagos, 25 km east of Cape, Prince Henry the Navigator established his school of navigation in the fifteenth century, the great promoter of Portuguese discoveries.
From the end one can see the passage of vessels transiting between theMediterranean and northern Europe.
Strabo (63 a. C. or 64 a. C. - 23 AD) to describe the Iberian Peninsula, said of him that "it was the westernmost point of Europe, but of all the world."
Against this came out known as the Battle of Cape St. Vincent on 14 February 1797, although other previous battles also received the same name.
LISBOA
With a population of 700,000, is the capital, largest city and mainseaport of Portugal.
 Lisbon (former Olisipo), capital and largest city of Portugal, is also the capital of the district of Lisbon. It is located in the west of Portugal, on the banks of the Tagus (cross the bridge April 25, about 2 km long) where the river widens before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean forming a sea of ​​straw. Lisbon is the center of the national rail network and has aninternational airport. Around Lisbon, which has an exceptional estuary and the main port of the country, extending the business and industrial region of Portugal most important. The city has shipyards (shipbuilding), petroleum refineries and chemical plants, food items, hardware, paper and textiles. Imports mainly raw materials, and its main exports are cork, canned fish, olive oil and wine.
The cityis built on hillsides shaped tongs with a lineup of hills overlooking the bay. In its oldest section, the streets are narrow and winding, but the new part is straight and wide tree-lined avenues, beautiful squares and large parks. On the outskirts are residential areas that have had a significant development, highlighting the district of Benfica. Archbishopric Lisbon, and has numerous old churches,convents and monasteries; highlight the know, a Romanesque-Gothic cathedral built in the twelfth century, partially ruined due to earthquakes, the Jeronimos monastery, situated in the district of Belém , was built in the sixteenth century to celebrate the discovery of a sea route to India by Vasco de Gama navigator, it houses the tombs of Vasco de Gama and the Portuguese poet Luis Vaz de Camões.Other representative buildings of the city are the Belém Tower and the castle (Castelo) of San Jorge, Visigothic (V century). Among its notable cultural and educational institutions, include several libraries, museums, colleges and universities, the oldest being the University of Lisbon (1288).
According to the Portuguese tradition, Ulysses founded the city and gave it its original name, Olisipo.The Phoenicians occupied the area around 1200 BC, and later was occupied by Rome in the second century BC (Denominating Felicitas Julia), and by the Visigoths in the fifth century The Arabs retained from the year 716 AD, until it was reconquered by the Portuguese in 1147. By the year 1260 Lisbon became the capital of the Kingdom of Portugal, and one of the richest cities in Europe during the...