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Rio Tejo's Bay Area Looked Like a Sea

When I first arrived in Lisbon, back in 2008, at first sight I thought Rio Tejo's bay was the Atlantic Ocean - its mouth forms such a huge bay area before flowing out into the ocean...
I was amazed by this large river ever since and, I think it's worth an entire article!

Rio Tejo or Tagus River is the river that crosses just south of Lisbon, but not splitting it (unlike the Danube does with Budapest or River Thames with London).

It's a huge natural barrier across which Lisbon couldn't have stretched, not even in the 21st century!

Lisbon is in the northern part and Almada is another city on the southern bank.

Rio Tejo is a huge river that flows from central Spain, crosses Portugal, passes Lisbon by and then into the Atlantic Ocean.

South of eastern Lisbon, just before reaching the 25 de Abril Bridge the Tagus forms a bay area. Or, call it lake.

This is exactly what I mistook for the Atlantic Ocean when I've been to Lisbon for the first time.

It all seemed the other way around. When viewed from the fortress, the colossal red 25 de Abril Bridge appeared as being closer to the inland, while the bay seemed to be the vast ocean...

Rio Tejo widens as it reaches Lisbon, forming the mentioned wide bay area - you can best see it from the Parque das Naçoes.

The bay area reaches widths of more than 14 km, but then narrows down to less than 2 km at the spot where the 25 de Abril Bridge is located.

Another amazing bridge spanning across Rio Tejo - (but actually spanning across the wide bay) is the more than 17.2 km long Vasco da Gama Bridge - Europe's longest bridge.

When the weather is unclear, it's not possible to see the other side of the river.

If you'd like to see the bay area, I recommend a cable car ride in the Parque das Naçoes.

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