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Overview
The seat of the district of Lisbon, the city of Lisbon is the capital and largest city of Portugal. Due to its economic output, standard of living and market size, the greater Lisbon sub region is among the major financial and economic centers of the Iberian Peninsula.

As the seat of government and residence of Head of State, Lisbon is the political center of the country. Situated at the point where River Tagus feeds into Atlantic, the city is built on seven hills which provides plenty of vantage points from where to contemplate the distant horizons the city.

This commercial and cultural hub of Portugal is currently in the middle of a building boom, which began after it was chosen the Host City for Expo 98. Since then Lisbon has become a major center for various kinds of international exhibitions and fairs. These new construction experiences have given the city its rightful place as the 'golden city' of southern Europe. Therefore, after slumbering for decades, the city has regained it modern, vibrant and cosmopolitan identity much similar to that which it enjoyed in 15th-16th centuries when it was the center of trade and starting point for maritime exploration of the globe.

While much is new, there is plenty of the old left as well to charm visitors giving this metropolis a slightly provincial air. This European City of Culture certainly lives up to its title with fascinating old-fashioned and funky art, charming architecture and traditions. Pretty boulevards, Art Nouveau architecture and Moorish settlements stand along with the high-rise buildings, theatres, nightclubs and museums making Lisbon all that you can expect a European capital to be.