Page 16 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Lisbon

14  I n T roduc I n G LIsbon Santiago Sarria

Putting Lisbon on the Map Ponferrada
Pontevedra Ourense Sil
Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, is situated on the Atlantic coast,
in the southwest of the country. It is approximately 300 km Vigo Minho
(180 miles) from the Algarve in the south and around
400 km (250 miles) from the Minho in the north. The political,
economic and cultural centre of Portugal, the city lies on Bragança
steep hills on the north bank of the Tagus. The Greater Lisbon Chaves
area occupies around 1,000 sq km (300 sq miles) and has Viana do
Castelo
Miranda
a population of 3.3 million. The city has become increasingly Braga do Douro
popular as a holiday destination and its proximity to the coast Guimarães Sendim
makes it an ideal choice for both sightseeing and sunbathing.
Vila Real Torre de
Oporto (Porto) Moncorvo
Douro Freixo de Espada
à Cinta
Penedono
Greater Lisbon Pinhel
Trancoso
Odivelas Sacavém Aveiro Viseu Ciudad
Rodrigo
Guarda Alagón Madrid
Olivais Tormes
Queluz Sabugal
Amadora Figueira Coimbra
Te j o da Foz Penamacor Talavera
LISBON Montijo Plasencia de la Reina
Belém Ocaña
Navalmoral Toledo
Cacilhas Leiria Castelo de la Mata
Almada Branco Tajo Mora
Trafaria Barreiro Zêzere
Corroios Moita S PA I N
Costa de Seixal Cáceres
Caparica Peniche PO R T UGAL Trujillo
Tejo Herrera
Fogueteiro Portalegre del Duque
Santarém Ponte
0 kilometres 10 de Sor Manzanares
Coina
0 miles 5 Campo Maior
Mora Sousel Mérida Ciudad Real
Sintra Badajoz G u adiana Almadén
Lisbon (Lisboa) Puertollano
See inset
map left
Setúbal Évora
Zafra
Alvito Ardila Azuaga Bailén
Atlantic Grândola Beja Moura
Sado
Montoro
Ocean Sines
Key Aracena Córdoba Jaén
Motorway Vila Nova Castro Guadiana
de Milfontes Verde
Major road
Almodôvar
Minor road
Main railway line Estepa Genil
Aljezur Sevilla
National boundary 0 kilometres 100 Alte Huelva Granada
Portimão
0 miles 50 Utrera
Albufeira Guadalqu ivir Antequera
Faro Motril
Jerez de Ronda
la Frontera Málaga
For keys to symbols see back flap
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