A steamer sails daily at eight o'clock from Lisbon for Villa Nova and Azambuja, and thence a boat, drawn rapidly by horses, goes to Valle, a short league from Santarem; and a boat leaves Valle for Azambuja daily at seven o'clock, and, arriving there in about four hours, the passengers at once proceed to Lisbon in a steamer. Santarem is a town of considerable size, and very remarkable for its position; it was long held by the Moors, who carefully sought out and occupied the places in the country which were best capable of offering a strong defence against their enemies; it is by no means an agreeable town, but is still worth visiting, especially when the events are considered which in and near its locality have occurred, during the foreign and internal struggles of Portugal, since the days of the Romans. tarem and Abrantes is a spring its waters, after a fresh," cover an extraordinary extent of ground on its southern ride. From Santarem to Abrantes the hills on the north give a pretty effect to persons sailing up the river. Camara affirms that "in the sixteenth century vestiges existed of the bridge over the Tagus near to Santarem, but that nothing now is to be found of Roman grandeur." The "torre do Alcorão" at 66 The Tagus between Santruly wonderful river; in Santarem, now the church of S. João, should be seen. No. 39. LISBON TO SETUBAL, OR ST. UBES AND THE SERRA D'ARRABIDA. By water to Moita in a steamer, or in the fine sailing "Rasca" of the Tagus. The view from Palmella Castle is very extensive, over a very flat country embracing the course of the river Sado, which runs by Alcacer do Sal. At Setubal delicious muscatel grapes are produced in such abundance as to enable the farmers to make their far-famed muscatel wine. The oranges of that fruitful district are, perhaps, the best grown in Portugal. The view from the Arrabida is very fine; Southey was so enraptured with it as to say, "Never did I behold scenery so wild as the mountain of Santarem, now the church of S. João, should be seen. No. 39. LISBON TO SETUBAL, OR ST. UBES AND THE SERRA D'ARRABIDA. By water to Moita in a steamer, or in the fine sailing "Rasca" of the Tagus. The view from Palmella Castle is very extensive, over a very flat country embracing the course of the river Sado, which runs by Alcacer do Sal. At Setubal delicious muscatel grapes are produced in such abundance as to enable the farmers to make their far-famed muscatel wine. The oranges of that fruitful district are, perhaps, the best grown in Portugal. The view from the Arrabida is very fine; Southey was so enraptured with it as to say, "Never did I behold scenery so wild as the mountain of |