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Lisbon, through time.

Discover Lisbon’s history, age reference and living heritage.

A city has many beginnings. Ages below count calendar years to 2026 from the stated milestone, not exact birthdays or the first human presence. Illustrations are AI-created artistic interpretations, not historical evidence.

Present-day Lisbon neighborhood street celebration with paper bunting, communal tables and music, tiled buildings, imagined festive scene.
Present-day Lisbon neighborhood street celebration with paper bunting, communal tables and music, tiled buildings, imagined festive scene. · AI illustration

Portuguese conquest milestone

Lisbon

879 yearsfrom 1147 CE to 2026

Lisbon's history reaches through earlier Phoenician and Roman connections. The conquest by Afonso Henriques in 1147 is one major political turning point, not its founding. The age shown measures that transition rather than the much older settlement.

Remember, celebrate, explore

The June Santos Populares celebrations include neighborhood festivities around Santo António on the night of 12–13 June.

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