OrbivagusLisbon
A city rebuilt on a grid
Photo : Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
After the 1755 earthquake and tsunami, the Marquis of Pombal had the Baixa rebuilt on a grid, with timber-framed buildings designed to withstand tremors. Tram 28 winds through the older districts that survived.
Getting there in Orbivagus
- Planefrom Porto0 h 50
- Planefrom Madrid1 h 10
- Planefrom Marrakesh1 h 35
- Planefrom Barcelona1 h 50
- Planefrom Paris2 h 25
- Planefrom London2 h 35
- Planefrom Zurich2 h 45
- Trainfrom Porto2 h 50