Understanding the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era in the fullness of their global effects is not easy — so many transformations did they bring about in the societies they affected. This documentary tells you about the lasting changes that the Portuguese territory in general, and the Lines of Torres Vedras region in particular, underwent with the defence of Lisbon in 1810.
The lines on our horizon seem insuperably beautiful to us today. Not because others are not equally beautiful, but because it is in the nature of the Lines of Torres Vedras to be just that: insuperable.
We wondered if it was possible to synthesise InvadeMAG in two minutes. Here's the result.
What impact did Napoleon and Joséphine Bonaparte have on European flora and on the selection of the botanical species that populate our fields and gardens? Much more than is commonly thought. Join us also on a fantastic trip to the southern regions (and find out how close at least part of Australia came to speaking French today) in this production of the Historical Route of the Lines of Torres Vedras.
Although Napoleon's influence on the arts was mainly propagandistic, it was nonetheless fruitful, acting as a driving force - whether voluntary or not - for new forms of artistic intervention. Travel with us to the main artistic movements of the 19th century and get to know their protagonists in this production of the Historical Route of the Lines of Torres Vedras.