
The tram clatters along Lisbon’s cobbled streets, negotiating gentle gradients that punctuate the stunning Portuguese capital built on seven hills.
From my window seat, I soak in the 18th century Pombaline Baixa, the elegant downtown area rebuilt after a devastating earthquake flattened the city in 1755.
Up a steep incline, and we slide into the old Alfama quarter, the tangle of medieval streets on the hill to the east.
Read Neeta Lal’s coverage in Economic Times/Indie Times.