48 hours Lisbon
"(...) The first thing that hits you upon arrival is the light. Lisbon is blessed with that intense Mediterranean light that enraptured the impressionists. As so many of its buildings are of white stone, it is no surprise that Portuguese call Lisbon the "white city".
As the 100-year-old trams, with their leather hand straps and wooden interiors, screech and clang their way through narrow streets, you catch tantalising glimpses of blue water in the distance. At times the streets are tight narrow that you can practically touch the tiled façades of houses and shops. (...)"