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Lisbon's Baixa: from Terreiro do Paço to the Rossio
The Roman galleries and remains beneath a bank add a view of Lisbon before Portugal to the rebuilt Baixa.
Romans, Moors and Crusaders in Lisbon: audio walks
What was Lisbon before Portugal existed, and how was it conquered?
3 walks with different starting points and stories. Compare their maps, stops and duration, then choose where to begin.
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Before becoming the capital you visit, Lisbon was a Roman and Muslim city and a setting for conquest. These routes approach those layers through the places in the catalogue, without assuming that everything ancient remains visible. They focus on changes of power and on the stories left by each transformation of the city.
In “Lisbon's Baixa”: The Roman galleries and remains beneath a bank add a view of Lisbon before Portugal to the rebuilt Baixa.
In “From the Rossio to the Mouraria”: The history of free Muslims outside the walls offers a way into what came after the conquest.
In “Alfama, the Sé and the Castle”: In 1147 a crusader wrote down what he saw at the siege of Lisbon: hunger, the dead left unburied, and a surrender pact broken by looting.
Choose from 3 independent walks in Lisbon. Open the one that interests you to see its map, stops and approximate duration before deciding. You don't need to do them all or follow this selection's order; each walk has its own starting and finishing points.
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Alfama, the Sé and the Castle: the Conquest of 1147 and its Legends
In 1147 a crusader wrote down what he saw at the siege of Lisbon: hunger, the dead left unburied, and a surrender pact broken by looting.
From the Rossio to the Mouraria: the Inquisition, 1506 and fado
The history of free Muslims outside the walls offers a way into what came after the conquest.
Lisbon, before you go
Light over the Tagus, patterned pavements and streets that change gradient without warning. Lisbon rewards a mixture of walking, shade and a pause to look at the river.
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