For our first outing in Lisbon we chose to visit the São Jorge Castle, known in English as Saint George's Castle. Human occupation of the castle hill dates to at least the 8th century while the oldest fortifications on the site date from the 2nd century BC. What should have been, a short half-an-hour walk turned into a much longer one due to having to dodge the hords of tourists on the pavements! Once we got there and bought our tickets to go inside it was much quieter.

One could walk around the inside areas quite freely, even up onto the battlements. The views over Lisbon from the castle were incredible. We clambered up and down the stairs to enjoy each lookout point.