Vasco Da Gama, the first European to reach Indian shores on May 20th, 1498, now Rest in Peace, his tomb is placed in Jeronimos Monastery, Lisbon, Portugal. It was King of Portugal Manuel I, in 1495 made efforts to open a trade route to India, and discovering a sea route …
This magnificent Tower was built using lime stones on the northern bank of the Tagus River, around year 1515 and the purpose of it was protecting Lisbon from outsiders attack. This amazing architectural jewel is a UNESCO World Heritage visited by thousands of tourists daily while in Lisbon. Later this …
In 1960, on the occasion of the commemoration of 500 years since the death of Prince Henry the Navigator, the monument was reconstructed in concrete and rose-tinted Leiria stone, with sculptures made of Sintra limestone masonry. Discoveries Monument, built on the north bank of the Tagus river, the place from …
National Palace of Sintra The Sintra National Palace, a UNESCO heritage site, has a thousand over years old history, is the best-preserved medieval royal palace in Portugal and was a favorite with the Portuguese nobility. The original Moorish Palace became the property of the Portuguese Crown after the conquest of …