Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon. First leg of our journey. Love the city's charming neighbourhoods, pastel-coloured buildings, tilework and relaxed atmosphere. Situated on nine hills, there are plenty of ups and downs in the city with stairs, trams and a Neo Gothic-style elevator called the Santa Justa Lift to aid the weary walker.
The Alfama, an old neighbourhood that used to house the city's wealthy Moorish citizens, is a jumble of steep cobblestone lanes, pretty pastel-coloured hous...