1 Castelo de São Jorge City through the centuries
More palimpsest than palace, the layers of history visible in this hilltop citadel tell the capital’s tale since its earliest days. This is where the Romans built their fortification after founding their city of Olisipo in 138 BC, on the site of an even earlier Iron Age settlement, traces of which are found in the north-eastern corner of the Castle of St George.
Following the victory of Christian forces over Islamic occupiers in the 1147