Perhaps the one place where da Gama is unashamedly celebrated is in Portugal’s capital Lisbon, a city he rarely visited during his life but where he was finally laid to rest alongside the kings ...

The Vasco da Gama Bridge sits in Portugal's capital city, Lisbon, spanning across 17km. The 47-metre-tall structure was once the longest bridge in Europe, and is made up of 100,000 tonnes of steel.

The Vasco da Gama Bridge, built in 1995 is the longest bridge in Europe stretching to 17,185 metres. ... In 2023, more than 2.3 million people from the UK visited Portugal, ...

A monument to Vasco da Gama stands in Lagos, Portugal. (Image credit: sunsinger Shutterstock) Return to Portugal. In August, after three months in India, da Gama’s fleet left Calicut — despite ...

Dead for 500 Years, Vasco da Gama Became a Myth in Portugal, but His Biography Is Little Known The navigator revolutionized global trade with his voyages, during which he also exposed a brutal side ...

A large waterspout has been spotted over the Vasco da Gama bridge in southern Lisbon. Video shows the waterspout rising above the waters of the Tagus Estuary on Thursday. Waterspouts are similar ...

Vasco da Gama arrived in Lisbon on 18 September and rode in triumph through the city. He had been away for more than two years, travelled 38,600km (24,000 miles) and spent 300 days at sea.

A large waterspout - a rotating column of mist and spray - has been spotted over the Vasco da Gama bridge in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon. Video shows the waterspout rising above the waters of ...