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Must See

Porta de Martim Moniz, a gate
named after the knight who
gave his life to keep it open for
Afonso Henriques' troops in 1147.
An archaeological
site containing the
ruins of settle-
ments dating from
before the original
citadel was built.

The 12th-century
church of Santa Cruz
do Castelo, inside
which is a 17th-
century statue of
St George.

The tangled
site of the
Castelo São
Jorge, packed
inside a walled
perimeter

Rua de Santa Cruz
do Castelo, a pretty
street south of
Porta de the castle.
São Jorge
Entrance

TORRE DE ULISSES Afonso Henriques,
Named after the Greek hero Ulysses, the first king of
who supposedly founded Lisbon on his Portugal
meander home from Troy, this tower
contains a camera obscura – a compli­
cated system of lenses and mirrors that
projects 360° views of the city onto the
walls in real time. Views are weather­
dependent; sunny mornings, when the
light is soft, yield the clearest images.

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