postcardsfromportugal:

A very Portuguese feeling: looking at the sea and wondering what’s on the other side.

Padrão dos Descobrimentos, Belém, Lisbon.

acidadebranca:

Black & White #Illustration | 3499 | source

On November 1^st 1755, a terrible earthquake struck Lisbon, Portugal.  The temblor, which lasted about ten minutes, destroyed most of the buildings in the city and buried thousands of people in rubble.  As would be the case with the San Francisco earthquake a hundred and fifty years later, fires broke out in the wake of the Lisbon quake that claimed the lives of many more people and destroyed much of economic infrastructure of the city.  Finally, a series of tidal waves ensued, which killed many who had gathered at the shore to escape the flames. 

mylxlisboa:

Alfama

Bye bitches

Photographer:   Irma ( Deviantart Gallery )

smileswonderwall:

Elétrico de Lisboa 3 by felber on Flickr.

nicebeat:

september 2011 - lisbon - sweet trim.

My grandparents were married here, it’s so beautiful ♥