Top Must see Historic Sites in Lisbon

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Top Must see Historic Sites in Lisbon
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Description

• Lisbon is the capital and most crowded city of
  Portugal, with around 530 thousand living in the
  city (and near 3 million living in the
  metropolitan region). Setting on the estuary of
  the River Tejo, the biggest in the Iberian
  Peninsula, the city has a vital area and a long
  history going back to the Romans. Lisbon has
  become an incredibly famous spot for city breaks
  in Europe. There is a various things to see and
  do in Lisbon. Here in this blog we discussed
  about the famous Landmarks in Lisbon where you
  must visit and explore.

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List of Must see Historic Sites in Lisbon

• Jeronimos Monastery
• The Jeronimos Monastery is, alongside the
  Belem tower, the most significant vacation spot
  in Lisbon, inside which lies the tomb of Vasco de
  Gama. One of the most visited popular spot in
  Lisbon. UNESCO announced it a World Heritage Site
  in 1983. The monastery was developed on the site
  of the former Ermida do Restelo, the church where
  Vasco da Gama and the other sailors implored
  before putting sail down the African coast to
  India.

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• Belém Tower
• This is built to fill in as a strong hold,
  and part of the River Tejo defence system, the
  Belém Tower is another of celebrated milestone,
  likewise an UNESCO-recorded landmark. Regardless
  of its function, before becoming a State prison
  under the Spanish occupation. The counterfeit
  lake that puts the tower inside the water dates
  from 1983.Thorught the centuries, this tower has
  experienced a several renovations, particularly
  to house army bases.

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• São Roque
• The Igreja de São Roque is a Roman Catholic
  church in Lisbon, Portugal. It was the most
  earliest made Jesus church in the Portuguese
  world, and one of the main and first Jesus
  churches anwhere. The not so good exterior of the
  Igreja de Sao Roque church shrouds one of the
  most wonderful and enhancing holy church of
  Lisbon. In the inside, there are a lot of works
  of incredible creative artistic work and value .
  The Church of São Roque and its separate
  possessions were given over to Misericórdia de
  Lisboa. As of now it has a place with the Santa
  Casa da Misericórdia (a Religious-Charitable
  Institution) that runs the Museum of São Roque,
  by the side of the church.