It is still possible to see vestiges of the occupations Roman and Arab, two of the civilizations most dominant in the past of Lisbon. These streets are a mark of the Corão, where little value is given to the façades in detriment of the interior of the houses.

The building had resisted to the Earthquake of 1755. Although already Moorish houses not exist, the quarter conserve a little of the environment, with its streets, staircases and clothes drying in the windows.
This quarter was long ago most pleasant of the city. For the mouros the narrow streets in return of the castle constitute all the city.

The origins of the decline had appeared in the Average Age, when the rich residents if had changed for the west with distrust of the earthquake, leaving the quarter for fishing and poor persons.

In the month of June, the Popular commemorations Dos Santos attract innumerable visitors and all quarter if it transforms into an enormous party.

Over Alfama, the imponent Castle of São Jorge crown the hill. Fortaleza and Palácio real until the o century XVI, is now a public stroll with spectacular sights.

The west of Alfama are the torres gémeas da Sé. For northeast the cupola of the Church of Santa Engrácia and the façade of São Vicente de Fora dominate the horizon.

Bibliography:
http://lisboa-antiga.tripod.com/alfama.htm
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfama