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From the Baixa to Alfama

5 stops, from Rossio to São Jorge Castle.

Distance
2.1 km
Walking
28 min on foot
Stops
5
Rossio1Rua Augusta Arch2Praça do Comércio3Lisbon Cathedral4São Jorge Castle5
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Stops

  1. Rossio

    The King Pedro IV Square, popularly known as Rossio, is a square in the Pombaline Downtown of Lisbon, Portugal. It has been one of its main squares since the Middle Ages. It has been the setting of popular revolts and celebrations, bullfights and executions, and is now a preferred meeting place of Lisbon natives and tourists alike.

    680 m to the next stop

  2. Rua Augusta Arch

    The Rua Augusta Arch is a stone, triumphal arch and visitor attraction in Lisbon, Portugal, on the Praça do Comércio. It was built to commemorate the city’s reconstruction after the 1755 earthquake. It has six columns (some 11 metres high) and is adorned with statues of various historical figures.

    110 m to the next stop

  3. Praça do Comércio

    The Praça do Comércio, more commonly known in Portuguese as Terreiro do Paço (is a large, harbour-facing plaza in Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, and is one of the largest in Portugal, with an area of 175 by 175 m, that is, 30,600 m2. Facing the Tagus river to the south, the square hosted Ribeira Palace, the King of Portugal’s residence, until the latter was destroyed by the great 1755 Lisbon earthquake. Terreiro do Paço metro station is located beneath the plaza.

    560 m to the next stop

  4. Lisbon Cathedral

    The Cathedral of Saint Mary Major, often called Lisbon Cathedral or simply the Sé, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Lisbon, Portugal. It is the oldest church in the city, built in 1147. The cathedral has survived many earthquakes and has been modified, renovated and restored several times, resulting in a mix of different architectural styles.

    710 m to the next stop

  5. São Jorge Castle

    São Jorge Castle, sometimes known in English as Saint George’s Castle, is a historic castle in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, located in the freguesia of Santa Maria Maior. Human occupation of the castle hill dates to at least the 8th century BC while the oldest fortifications on the site date from the 2nd century BC. The hill on which Saint George’s Castle stands has played an important part in the history of Lisbon, having served as the location of fortifications occupied successively by Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, and Moors, before its conquest by the Portuguese in the 1147 Siege of Lisbon.