Lisbon Essentials: The Baixa in an Hour

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Elevador de Santa Justa

   ~3 min here

   Santa Justa is a public lift, built as an ornate iron tower that carries you between Lisbon’s lower Baixa streets and Largo do Carmo.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Praça Dom Pedro IV

   ~3 min here

   Praça Dom Pedro IV is the broad urban square Lisboners usually call Rossio, and the monument rising from its paved expanse honours Pedro IV, King of Portugal.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Igreja de São Domingos

   ~15 min here

   São Domingos is the Catholic church of St. Dominic before you, a Lisbon church with a long and difficult history.

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   Stop 4: Galerias Romanas

   ~3 min here

   Galerias Romanas is an underground architectural structure beneath Rua da Prata and Rua da Conceição, extending as far as Rua do Comércio in Lisbon’s Baixa.

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   Stop 5: Praça do Comércio

   ~3 min here

   Praça do Comércio is Lisbon’s vast harbour-facing plaza, also known in Portuguese as Terreiro do Paço.

More walks in Lisbon

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• ViewpointsAlfama and Graça: Fado, Monasteries and Miradouros9 stops · ~2 hr 50 min · 3.2 kmSee the walk
• Weird & UnusualUnderground Lisbon: Ruins Beneath the Baixa5 stops · ~2 hr 40 min · 1.6 kmSee the walk
• Food & DrinkChiado to Cais do Sodré: Cafés, Beer and the Market5 stops · ~35 min · 1.4 kmSee the walk
• Gardens & ViewsGardens Above the City: Bairro Alto to Príncipe Real4 stops · ~30 min · 1.6 kmSee the walk
• Local LifeWestern Lisbon: Aqueduct, Markets and Hidden Parks6 stops · ~3 hr 40 min · 7.2 kmSee the walk
• RiversideAlong the Tagus: Alcântara to Belém6 stops · ~2 hr 20 min · 5.1 kmSee the walk
• NatureMonsanto: Forest Park and Palácio Fronteira3 stops · ~50 min · 3.3 kmSee the walk