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Alfama, Lisbon’s oldest and most atmospheric must see district

“Cascading down Lisbon’s southern slopes, Alfama is the capital’s most picturesque and oldest neighborhood with an ocean of terracotta roofs over steep cobblestone lanes.”

Its name is Arabic in origin, from "Al-hamma" referring to public baths. It is the oldest neighborhood of Portugal, and Europe’s second oldest with its origins dating as far back as the 8th century to the times of the Phoenicisns and Moors.