Portuguese know Lisbon as the “cidade das sete colinas” (city of the seven hills), since legend says that the city was originally built over seven hills. This is still one of the city catch-lines, as you can easily check by the bus tickets being named nowadays as 7 Colinas (7 Hills). This nickname is not [...]
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City Of The Seven Hills
June 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment
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