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The Castelo de Sao Jorge in Lisbon at dusk

The Castle that Never Had to Fight

The Castelo de São Jorge is one of Lisbon’s great iconic monuments. Defining the skyline, it rises over the city from its perch on top of Alfama Hill. Each year, millions of visitors climb its ramparts and scale its parapets, […]

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Rescuing the WWII Refugees of Lisbon

In 1940, refugees fled before the German advance. Tens of thousands of Jews, intellectuals, socialists and more converged on the only exit left: Lisbon. Here’s how they survived.

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