LISBON, PORTUGAL

Lisbon is the capital and largest city of the state of Portugal. In addition to the capital is also the capital of the District of Lisbon, the Lisbon region, the metropolitan area of Lisbon, and is also the main center of the statistical subregion of the Great Lisbon. Lisbon is the richest city in Portugal.

LOCATION

It is located west of Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean. The city occupies an area of 84.8 km². The city limits, contrary to what usually happens in large cities, are well defined within the limits of the historical perimeter. This resulted in the creation of several cities around Lisbon, such as Loures, Odivelas, Amadora and Oeiras.

CLIMA

Lisbon is one of the warmest European capitals. The spring and summer are usually sunny. Autumn and winter are typically rainy and windy, with some sunny days. The climate of Lisbon, which is Mediterranean, is strongly influenced by the Gulf Stream, so the temperatures are milder and abundant rainfall.

MONUMENTS

In Lisbon there are some monuments that we can visit like the castle of San Jorge, that

occupies approximately 6000 square meters, the cathedral of Lisbon which is the most

ancient of the city or the tower of Belém that is a Franciso de Arruda's work.

FOOD

Lisbon is a country with a lot of gastronomic variety. In Lisbon we can find different

types of food: The meat of pork is the most consumed in Portugal so as you can imagine the pork is cooked in differents ways, a lot of variety of cheese. But it’s similar to mediterranean food.

SPORTS

The sports are very important in the culture of Portugal. In Portugal, football is the most important sport as happens in the most part of Europe but apart from this we can find other sports like canoeing cycling tennis athletics etc.

Athens, Greece.

ATHENS:
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece and it is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning around 3,400 years. 

It is the main center of economic, cultural and political life of Greece. 

The main places to visit there, are: 

Acropolis of Athens 

Located in a strategic position to dominate every corner of the city, the Acropolis of Athens is the most important place known in Greece. It is located on a hilltop about 156 meters to sea level rises, and can be seen from most parts of the city. 

The Acropolis of Athens contains: the Parthenon and the Erechtheion, they are some of the most important and striking buildings of the classical age of Greece.

Erechtheion:

Erechtheion is an Ionic temple built in the most sacred place of the Acropolis.

The most striking is the cover area of the southern gallery, which is held in the Caryatids, which are six columns, one is false.

Partenon:

Erected between 447 and 438 B.C. on the Acropolis, the Parthenon is one of the most important monuments of ancient Greek civilization, plus the most representative af all of Greece building.

The Parthenon is a temple to Athenea, the guardian of the city. The Parthenon is one of the major temples in Doric building preserved. It was the grandest monument built during the golden age of Athens.
The Parthenon was designed to house the image of gold and ivory Athenea Parthenos, a colossal statue twelve meters made by Phidias.

Kerameikos:

It's a district located northwest of Athens. This neighborhood owes its name to the area where potters workshops were located.
In this district the largest necropolis is located throughout Greece. The necropolis originated in the eleventh century B.C. 
In 478 B.C. a wall was built to protect Ágora. Kerameikos it was divided into two parts, one inside and one outside the city. Like the ancient buried their dead outside of the citis, the outside of the wall began to be used as a cementiry.
Until it became the most important and extensive cementiry of Athens. It's the necropolis of Athens.



Plaka:
Also known as the neighborhood of the Gods because of its proximety to the Acropolis, Plaka is the oldest suburb of Athens, along with one of the most attractive and lively areas of the city.

It's the oldest and transited district of the city, It's a great tourist attraction for its narrow streets, shops and homes...

ROME, ITALY

HISTORY OF ROME

There are a lot of legends about the built of Rome, but the myth of Remus and Romulus was the only one that was considered true.

Remus and Romulus were two brothers, whose father was a god, named Mars. When those brothers born, his mother threw them into the river. They were saved and nurtured by a she-wolf until a shepherd, named Fastulus, took Romulus and Remus in order to take care about them.

When Remus and Romulus became in two men they decided to build a city, so they were to talk with gods. After that, Romulus started to draw in the floor the lines of the wall and he didn't let space to put the door, so Remus, who walked near the city, decided to go in. Romulus advised Remus that if he went to enter over the wall he would kill him to don't enter by the door. Remus decided to enter and Romulus kill him in order to, in the future, anyone can't enter over the wall.

CLIMATE

Rome enjoys a Mediterranean climate with cool and humid winter and hot summers. On the one hand, December, January and February are the coldest months with temperatures around 12 ºC during the day an 3ºC at night.

On the other hand, July and August are the hottest months, with temperatures around 30ºC during the day and 18ºC at night.

THERMAE

Roman baths were public places which were used like a shower for the romans. Aforetime, the romans only had one shower by week, so the Romans baths also were used as a place of socialization and relaxation. Roman baths had different spaces: three pools with cold, tepid and hot water, one library and service areas.

CIRCUS

Circus was an open-air place that was used to make events in the Roman Empire. Those events were just to get fun of the public. The kinds of events were horse race, chariot racing and performances that commemorate important events of the empire. Also, the circus was flooded in water to simulate naval battles.

CATACOMBS

The Catacombs of Rome were underground burial places under Rome. Though most famous for Christian burials, people of all the Roman religions were buried in them. There are separate catacombs and mixed catacombs.

COLISEUM

It is one of Rome's most popular tourist attractions, it’s the largest elliptical Amphitheatre in the world. In 2007 the complex was included in the New7Wonders of the World like Christ the Redeemer in Brazil or Taj Mahal in India. Construction began under the emperor Vespasian in 72 AD, the Coliseum could hold between 50,000 and 80,000 spectators, and was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology. The building ceased to be used for entertainment in the early medieval era.

ROMAN FORUM

Is a rectangular place surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the center of the city of Rome. It was for centuries the center of Roman public life: the site of triumphal processions and elections; the venue for public speeches, criminal trials, and gladiatorial matches; and the nucleus of commercial affairs.

TREVI FOUNTAIN

It’s the largest Baroque fountain in the city in the Trevi district in Rome designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi. It has appeared in a lot of films especially love stories and is a popular tourist attraction.
This famous fountain standing 26.3 meters high and 49.15 meters wide.
People say that if they throw money into this fountain, they will have good luck.  
It’s necessary throw the coins with right hand and back towards to the fountain.
People throw approximately 3.000 euros a daily.

PANTHEON

It’s a building in Rome, Italy, commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus. The building is circular with a portico of large granite Corinthian columns (eight in the first rank and two groups of four behind) under a pediment.