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Since the 2013 local government reform, there are two metropolitan areas: Lisbon and Porto. [1] The metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto were created in 1991. [ 2 ] A law passed in 2003 supported the creation of more metropolitan areas, under the conditions that they consisted of at least nine municipalities ( concelho s) and had at least ...
City and its metropolitan area has four skyscrapers above 100 m (328 ft) and total about 20 skyscrapers above 70 m (230 ft). Nearly ten buildings were built in the last few years, after 2000. Most buildings are offices, the rest are hotels and residential buildings. Several high-rise buildings are located in the Parque das Nações. [1]
In Portugal, the city is not an administrative division, therefore a city generally does not necessarily correspond to a municipality, which is the second-level local government in the country. Some entirely urban municipalities do coincide with cities, such as Lisbon, Porto, Funchal, Amadora, Entroncamento, and São João da Madeira.
Corinthia Lisboa Hotel Lisbon: 88 272 25 1981 [9] 8: Nova Póvoa Building: Póvoa de Varzim: 86: 275: 30: 1974-1982 [10] 9: Jardins da Rocha Building: Portimão: 85: 278: 27: 2000 [11] 10= Hotel Vila Galé Porto Porto: 80 262 23 1999 [12] 10= Holiday Inn Porto Gaia Vila Nova de Gaia: 80 262 23 2004 [13] 10= Infinity Tower Lisbon: 80 262 26 2022 ...
Some of them exist to this day, like the "Bertrand Bookshop" (opened 1747) and "Paris em Lisboa" (garment shop opened 1888). In 1792, Lisbon's opera house, the Teatro Nacional São Carlos, was inaugurated, attracting the cultural elite of the city, and other theatres were opened in the 19th century (Trindade Theatre, S. Luís Theatre).
The Lisbon Metropolitan Area (Portuguese: Área Metropolitana de Lisboa; abbreviated as AML) is a metropolitan area in Portugal centered on Lisbon, the capital and largest city of the country. The metropolitan area, covering 17 cities in 18 municipalities , is the largest urban area in the country and the 10th largest in the European Union ...
The Portuguese Riviera (Portuguese: Riviera Portuguesa) is a term used in the tourist industry for the affluent coastal region to the west of Lisbon, Portugal, centered on the coastal municipalities of Cascais (including Estoril), Oeiras and Sintra.
Transtejo & Soflusa: (100%) ferry operator in the city of Lisbon; Metropolitano de Lisboa: (100%) rapid transit system in the city of Lisbon; Metro do Porto: light rail transit system in the city of Porto; Metro Mondego: (100%) bus rapid transit system in the city of Coimbra; BPF: (100%) investment financial institution