“Memory lies at the heart of human experience. It guides our ability to conjure up long-gone, but specific episodes in our lives to make sense of the continuity of self, of the relation between mind and body, and our experience of time. Our memories determine our identity – they establish where we’ve been, who we […]
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Mosteiro São Vicente de Fora – Lisbon
Founded in 1147, the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora is one of those gems in Lisbon that isn’t overrun with tourists. It was built outside (“fora”) the city walls, after Dom Afonso Henriques, Portugal’s first king, made a vow during the siege of Lisbon that he would commission the construction of a monastery dedicated […]
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