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Along the Tagus
Praça do Comércio-Belém P - Lisbonne
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Intrepid visitors can take in the docks’ characteristic ambience by taking a walk between UBelém and the praça do Comércio . The authorities have been systematically converting the waterfront into a leisure area, and it is now a pleasure to stroll ..
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Promenade on the Tage 
Pr. Comérico P - 1200 Lisboa
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A pleasant way of discovering the city and the harbour traffic. Unfortunately, the small Venetian-type barges with large sails are becoming increasingly scarce. However, visitors should not miss a trip across the estuary on one of the regular ferries..
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Estaçao Fluvial do Terreiro do Paço
Pr. do Comércio P - 1100 Lisboa
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Station serving Barreiro, and trains for the Alentejo and the Algarve. 2-hour boat trips on the Tagus to Seixal and Montijo.
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Praça do Comércio (or Terreiro do Paço) 
Pr. do Comércio P - 1100 Lisboa
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The finest square in Lisbon is where the royal palace destroyed by the earthquake once stood, hence its name, the Terreiro do Paço (Palace Terrace). It is lined by classical buildings with yellow façades resting on galleries with arcades and is an ex..
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Cais das Colunas
Praça do Comércio 1 P - Lisbonne
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The Praça do Comércio (commonly known as “terreiro do Paço”) meets the river at the Cais das Colunas. A marble flight of steps, flanked by two water-stained columns, runs gently into the Tagus, in a manner evocative of Venice. After a decade of wor..
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Conceição Velha church
R. da Alfândega P - 1100 Lisboa
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This church will delight art enthusiasts. The south side of the transept, the only remains of the original church which collapsed in the earthquake, is a fine example of Manueline style. The carving on the tympanum shows Our Lady of Compassion shel..
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Casa dos Bicos
R. dos Bacalhoeiros P - 1100 Lisboa
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The façade of the House of Facets is faced with diamond-shaped stonework. It was once part of a 16C palace that belonged to Alfonso of Albuquerque, Viceroy of India, who took Goa in 1510. It lost its first floor during the 1755 earthquake but this wa..
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Santo António da Sé church
L. da Sé P - 1100 Lisboa
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This church was built on the site of the birthplace of St Anthony of Padua (1195-1231), Lisbon's patron saint. A small museum (Museu Antoniano) is dedicated to the memory of this popular saint.
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Baixa
R. da Prata P - 1200 Lisboa
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Rebuilt to plans drawn up by Pombal after the 1755 earthquake, this lively shopping and commercial area is Lisbon's nerve centre. In the daytime, it is crowded with a wide cross-section of people, tourists, shoeshiners, bank employees and sailors, et..
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Se Patriarcal
r. Cruzes da Sé P - 1100 Lisboa
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Built in the late 12C, shortly after the city had been captured by Alfonso Henriques, the cathedral (like those in Oporto, Coimbra and Evora) was also a formidable fortress. It has been frequently remodelled; the third chapel contains the 14C Gothic..
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Núcleo Arqueológico da Rua dos Correeiros
R. Augusta P - 1100 Lisboa
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Roman remains were discovered on this site in 1991 in the basement of the Banco Comercial Português. The site provides a comprehensive history of the Baixa district from the 7C onwards. Visitors can see the superpositioning of the various constructio..
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Rua do Ouro (or Áurea)
R. do Ouro P - 1100 Lisboa
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The 'street of gold' the gold trading area of Lisbon in the 15 and 16C, is now lined with banks, jewellers and goldsmiths. Centuries have passed by but the customs have remained.
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Alfama
R. de São João d. Praça P - 1200 Lisboa
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With its alleys ( becos ) cut by steps, Alfama has preserved the layout it had before the earthquake and renovation has not spoiled the original character of this quarter with an Arabic name: al-hama means fountain and refers to the hot springs in ..
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Aqueduct of Águas Livres
R. de São João d. Praça P - 1070 Lisboa
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The "Free Water" aqueduct, built between 1732 and 1748, still supplies Lisbon's water today. It measures a total of 58km with 35 of its arches spanning the Alcântara Valley. The tallest of these is 65m high, with a span of 29m. The best view of this ..
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Museu Nacional do Chiado
r. Serpa Pinto 4 P - 1200 Lisboa
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It was originally a 13C convent, transformed into a contemporary art museum in 1911. Following a fire in 1988, it was refurbished by the French architect, J.M. Wilmotte, who created open spaces, linked by connecting passageways which enable the build..
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São Carlos National Theatre
L. São Carlos P - 1200 Lisboa
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This theatre, situated in a pleasant, peaceful setting was built in 1793 in neo-classical style with a façade inspired by La Scala in Milan. Its programme includes classical music and ballet.
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Church do Carmo (Archeology Museum)
Cal. do Sacramento P - 1200 Lisboa
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Today the ruins of the Gothic church, built in the late 14C, give onto one of Lisbon's most charming squares. Life came to a standstill here in the 1755 earthquake: pillars point to the heavens and silence reigns. The site now houses an archeology mu..
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Rua do Carmo and Rua Garrett
R. do Carmo et Rua Garrett P - 1200 Lisboa
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These elegant streets are lined with old-fashioned shop fronts, now home to Portugal's top fashion designers. There are also well known bookshops, patisseries and cafés. The most famous of these is A Brasileira once frequented by the poet, Fernando..
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Rua da Judiaria
R. da Judiaria P - 1100 Lisboa
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In this street, named after the Jewish quarter, stands a 16C house with paired windows, above the fortification of the old Arab wall.
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Elevador de Santa Justa
R. do Ouro P - 1100 Lisboa
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The lift was built in 1901 by Raul Mesnier de Ponsard, a Portuguese engineer of French origin who was influenced by Gustave Eiffel. Prior to the 1988 fire, it provided direct access to the Chiado quarter. Long closed for repairs, it has now reopened...
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