Praça do Comércio
Guide
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeSightAllow 20–40 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A huge open square facing the river, framed on three sides by yellow arcaded buildings, with a bronze king on horseback and a triumphal arch leading into the Baixa's straight streets.
A brief history
The royal palace stood here until the 1755 earthquake and tsunami destroyed it; the Marquis of Pombal rebuilt the whole lower city on a grid around this square.
Tips
- Best time
- Sunset, then sit on the steps down to the river
- Cost
- Free; the arch's rooftop terrace costs a few euros (check)
- Allow
- 20–40 min
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- Baixa, Chiado and Cais do Sodré: The flat lower town between the hills and the river: central, on the metro and with plenty of hostels.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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