Walking Around the Amazing Ancient Buildings in Portugal

Not only countries in Asia is exotic, but also Portugal, the country where is westernmost in Europe. Portugal has many of attractive places that make the people from the entire of the world want to visit Portugal. Other than the culture, people know Portugal as the country that has many of amazing ancient buildings also.

Usually, the tour to Portugal and Spain is one package. Because Portugal is abut on Spain. In retrospect, Portugal was at enmity with Spain. In the past, both of the country is the roamer nation. Portugal and Spain make every endeavor to discover the treasure in all over the world. In the end, the border area between Portugal and Spain ruled by The Treaty of Tordesillas, in 7 June 1494.

The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands (off the west coast of Africa). This line of demarcation was about halfway between the Cape Verde Islands (already Portuguese) and the islands discovered by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage (claimed for Spain), named in the treaty as Cipangu and Antilia (Cuba and Hispaniola). The lands to the east would belong to Portugal and the lands to the west to Spain. The treaty was ratified by Spain (at the time, the Crowns of Castile and Aragon), 2 July 1494 and by Portugal, 5 September 1494. The other side of the world would be divided a few decades later by the Treaty of Zaragoza or Saragossa, signed on 22 April 1529, which specified the antimeridian to the line of demarcation specified in the Treaty of Tordesillas. Originals of both treaties are kept at “the Archivo General de Indias” in Spain and at the “Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo” in Portugal.

By following the history, Roman, Spain, and Moor had ever been of power in Portugal. Even the relics from Roman and Moor still stand-out in the entire of the city in Portugal. One of the treasures is situated in Evora, the old city that listed in UNESCO as the world heritage site. The city where situated about 130 kilometers from Lisboa, the Capital of Portugal. The city has many of historical monuments. One of the famous is Roman Temple of Evora, or called the Temple of Diana often. The temple built in 1st century after date. Now, the temple becomes an important icon in Evora.

Other than the temple, there is other ancient building like Monastery of Jeronimos. The monastery is situated not far from Tagus River. At first, the monastery is chapel. Chapel is the place for Catholic Priests and Kings to bless the sailors that would make a voyage passing through Tagus River.

And one of the Moor’s relics is Palace of the Counts of Basto. The palace is Moor’s castle that placed by the family of Afonsine Dynasty. The architecture style is Gothic, Moorish, and Renaissance.

Totally, there are about 4000 ancient buildings that we can found in Portugal. Begin at Palace, Church, Castle, University, Office and many of ancient buildings in Portugal showing the historical heritage site and cultural treasure in the past. Evora also get the predicate as the City Museum. All of that make people around the world visit Portugal to see and enjoy the exotic of Portugal.

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Visiting and Knowing About the Ancient History of Turkey

Go along the Mediterranean countries is not make everybody bored. Every country and city where visited by us always gives a surprise that decorated by the beautiful of culture and history. And all of that make we want to know about it more. One of the countries that have many of unique things is Turkey. Turkey is Eurasia country where the southland of Turkey abutted on Mediterranean Sea. Turkey called Eurasia because geographically Turkey situated between European continent and Asian continent.

Turkey where abutted on Mediterranean Sea have many place where must be visited. But, talking about Turkey, of course we should not be forgotten about ancient history and the culture that can be found all over the city. One of interesting place is Antalya, with the beautiful resorts and amazing sea. Antalya development started in 159 Before Date. When King Attalos II was take hold of the power. And then governed by Roman Empire, Byzantium, and governed by Ottoman Empire.

Not only that, but also historical remains like Aspendos Theater. Although attain the age of centuries but the buildings structure is conserved well. Until now, Aspendos Theater visited by thousands of visitor from the entire of the world every year.

That is the cause, beside we are enjoying the holiday with the comfort resorts, Turkey also offering the experience to go along the amazing sites that still conserved well and enjoy the beautiful of buildings around the city. For the example, Karain Cave about 30 kilometers from Antalya. The cave already existed from the beginning of the Paleolithic.

In the Northbound of Antalya, there are some of old city like Sagalassos that leave the ruins of the ancient Roman Empire. There also Ancient City of Pisidian Antioch, and Ancient City of Yalvac that guessable the city was already exist since 281 Before Date. At the time, the city was a Metropolitan in Roman age and Byzantium.

There are so many amazing places in Turkey that must be visited. As far centuries as, Turkey always become an interesting land that other empire made a pitch for conquer the empire. And all of those histories leave so many relics in the entire of city in Turkey.

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