'Jutting out onto the Rio Tejo, this World Heritage–listed fortress epitomises the Age of Discoveries. Francisco de Arruda designed the pearly-grey chess piece in 1515 to defend Lisbon’s harbour and nowhere else is the lure of the Atlantic more powerful.

'Jutting out onto the Rio Tejo, this World Heritage–listed fortress epitomises the Age of Discoveries. Francisco de Arruda designed the pearly-grey chess piece in 1515 to defend Lisbon’s harbour and nowhere else is the lure of the Atlantic more powerful. The Manueline show-off flaunts filigree stonework, meringue-like cupolas and – just below the western tower – a stone rhinoceros. The ungulate depicts the one Manuel I sent Pope Leo X in 1515, which inspired Du¨rer’s famous woodcut. Crowds can be intense on weekends (especially Sunday) – a warning to claustrophobes.' @raubontheroad #lpinstatakeover Hotels-live.com via www.instagram.com/p/BFqniziKTbE/ by www.facebook.com/125048940862168/photos/a.935815429785511... via http://flic.kr/p/HfNANe #link https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7663/27078150641_a3c8610c92.jpg