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Chaminés do Palácio
View of two cone-shaped chimneys crowned with merlons. They belong to the Palace of the Counts of Almada which wasn’t destroyed in the 1755 earthquake. It’s found by Rossio Square and studies have...
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Camões’ Prison
Luis de Camões is Portugal’s greatest writer of all time but his genius was only recognized after his death in 1580. He lost an eye in a battle in Ceuta and one year after returning to Lisbon he was...
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City of Tolerance
Almost 100,000 Jews fled to Portugal after their expulsion from Spain in 1492. That’s a significant number for a country that at the time had a population of just about one million. King Manuel I was...
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The Levitating Man
“How does he do it?” No one seems to be able to figure it out. This street artist is usually found down Rua Augusta, the main pedestrian street of downtown Lisbon. He holds the Guinness World Record...
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The Secret Turret
The east wing of Comercio Square has been closed to the public ever since it was built in the late 1700s. It was occupied by government offices but has now been taken over by cafés and restaurants....
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Signs of the Past
Store signs from other times still survive on the streets of Lisbon, like this one downtown found by Rua da Madalena. Vestígios do Passado Vestígios de lojas de outros tempos ainda sobrevivem nas ruas...
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Roman Stones on the Wall
They go completely unnoticed and even when you pass by you have no idea that you’re looking at something from seventeen centuries ago. They’re four Roman stones from the third century on a façade,...
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Animatógrafo do Rossio
It’s one of Lisbon’s most beautiful and most curious façades, a relic rich in Art Nouveau ornamentation. Found on number 229 of Rua dos Sapateiros by Rossio Square, it hides what was one of the first...
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Comercio Square, Past and Present
This square has had many lives. It was the site of the royal palace (when it was still called “Terreiro do Paço”), after the 1755 earthquake it became the grand entrance to the city for those arriving...
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