Downtown and Bairro Alto Free Tour: History versus Modern Facts

What will we visit on this tour?

• Meeting point:

  Praça Dom Pedro IV 19, 1100-202 Lisbo...

  Praça Dom Pedro IV 19, 1100-202 Lisboa, Portugal

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  at the center of Praça Dom Pedro IV, our team is easy to identify using white umbrellas with our company branding Live History Walking Tours

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  Praça Dom Pedro IV

  Meeting point and introduction to the tour's route. This square was a hippodrome during the Roman period. During the Inquisition period both an Hospital and the Palace of the Inquisition operated on this square till both were destroyed by the big Earthquake in 1755.

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  Arco da Bandeira

  formerly known for the "Balcony of the Inquisition" this place allows for an introduction to Lisbon's reconstruction after the big earthquake of 1755 with a modern vision of architecture, the presence of symmetry on street planification and the distribution of types of commerce to each street or quarter which is still present and visible on the current toponymics

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  Elevador de Santa Justa

  The Santa Justa Lift is an elevator, or lift, created originally in order to facilitate the movement between the Downtown and Uptown areas of Lisbon. The elevator is a vertical structure, consisting of a metal tower, observation platform, walkway and base, all decorated in a Neo-Gothic style in iron. Since its construction the lift has become a tourist attraction for Lisbon.

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  Largo do Carmo

  famous square in the Uptown area of Lisboa where the last decisive moments of the Carnation Revolution (the end of dictatorship in Portugal) took place. Important buildings in this location are the headquarters of the National Republican Guard and the Convent and Church of Carmo a gothic construction famous for still showing heavy signs of the destruction made by the big earthquake in 1775

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  Largo Trindade Coelho

  famous square in the Uptown area of Lisbon well known for the statue of the Lottery Man associated with the vicinity of the Holy Mercy (Santa Casa da Misericórdia) which manages gambling in Portugal directing profits to social wellfare and also another statue dedicated to Padre António Vieira, world famous and controversial Jesuit priest. On the same square it's possible to visit the Church of Saint Roch the earliest Jesuit church in the Portuguese world and one of the first anywhere

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  Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara

  sightseeing spot that allows a major overlook of the historical city center. usual meeting and ending point of the nightlife at Bairro Alto

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  Bairro Alto

  Typical neighbourhood that resulted from urban expansion in the 16th century, forming outside the walls of the historical city, and is characterized by an almost orthogonal tract. Along centuries it has been home to bohemian lifestyles and it's now known as one of Lisbon's most popular nightlife areas

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  Luís de Camões Square

  Square with a statue dedicated to Luís Vaz de Camões who is considered the Portuguese language's greatest poet and that wrote a considerable amount of lyrical poetry and drama but is best remembered for his epic work Os Lusíadas whose influence is so profound that Portuguese is sometimes called the "language of Camões". The day of his death, 10th of June , is Portugal's national day. This square is a typical meeting and ending point of the nightlife at Bairro Alto

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  Elevador da Bica

  The Bica Funicular, sometimes known as the Elevador da Bica (Bica Lift), is a famous funicular railway line in the historical city center of Lisbon.

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  Igreja de São Paulo
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  Pink street

  Officially called Rua Nova do Carvalho, this small pedestrian street is better known as “Pink Street” since 2013, when an urban renewal project painted the pavement between the terraces, bars and clubs in pink. It's well known as a trendy nightlife area in Lisbon with bars, restaurants, clubs and concert venues

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  Doca da Ribeira das Naus
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  Cais das Colunas
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  Praça do Comércio

  Praça do Comércio is a large, harbour-facing plaza facing the Tagus (Tejo) to the South. The plaza is still commonly known in Portuguese as Terreiro do Paço as it hosted the Royal Palace of Ribeira until the latter was destroyed by the great 1755 Lisbon earthquake. After the earthquake, the plaza was completely remodeled as part of the rebuilding of the Pombaline Downtown (Baixa), ordered by the Marquis of Pombal