PALACES AND GREENSlisboa, the capital of portugal is a bright and vibrant city, laying along the tagus river bank. sintra is so special and uique that unesco had to create a new category to classify it - cultural landscape. the medieval town of óbidos is one of the most picturesque and well preserved in portugal. a gift from king d. dinis to his new bridal queen, d. isabel in the year of 1282.