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Lisbon has on average 112 precipitation days a year of which around 30% is drizzle (below 1 mm (0.039 in)). The driest months, July and August, have on average two days of precipitation (4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) of which 50% is drizzle), and the wettest months, November and December, have on average 12–15 days of precipitation and around 127 ...
The siege of Lisbon, from 1 July to 25 October 1147, was the military action against the Almoravid dynasty that brought the city of Lisbon under the definitive control of the new Christian power, the Kingdom of Portugal. The siege of Lisbon was one of the few Christian victories of the Second Crusade—it was "the only success of the universal ...
Portugal Day: Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas: National Day. Commemorates the death of national poet Luís de Camões in 1580. 1 July: Autonomous Region of Madeira and Madeiran Communities Day: Dia da Região Autónoma da Madeira e das Comunidades Madeirenses: Only celebrated in Madeira. [2] [3] [4] 15 August ...
As wildfires rage across Sicily and Greece, Portugal is the latest Mediterranean country to be hit.. A fire broke out on 26 July near the popular coastal holiday spot of Cascais, just 30km west of ...
Lisbon (/ ˈ l ɪ z b ən / ⓘ LIZ-bən; Portuguese: Lisboa [liʒˈβoɐ] ⓘ) [2] is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131 as of 2023 within its administrative limits [3] and 2,961,177 within the metropolis. [4]
18 July 1997: Closing: 24 July 1997: Opened by: Jorge Sampaio: Summer ... It was held in Lisbon, Portugal from 18 to 24 July. A total of ten sports were contested. Sports