From this square you go down the Avenue da Liberdade (19th century) with hotels, stores, shops and cafés.
In the lower part of the city: Baixa Pombalina. The name is in reference to the Marquess of Pombal who was the main person in charge of the rebuilding of Lisbon after the great 1755 earthquake. This earthquake destroyed most of the city, especially when immediately afterwards a tidal wave hit the city and fires broke out everywhere.
Thanks to the Marquess of Pombal Lisbon has become a modern town, with large streets. Today this district is a true shopping centre where one can find almost anything. The main street, rua Augusta, is pedestrian and has many terraces for cafés and restaurants.
You can park your car in underground carparks in this part of town.

To see:

- Dos Restauradores Square
It is dominated by an obelisk which commemorates the 1640 Revolution which freed the country from the Spanish domination and proclaimed the independence of Portugal. On the right Palácio Foz, a neo-classic building that now shelters the Lisbon Tourist Office. Beside it there is a funicular that leads up to Bairro Alto, and the viewpoint of S.Pedro de Alcântara. Next to the palace is the Eden theatre; it was inaugurated in 1937, and still has its Art Déco façade and a splendid staircase. Further on you will see the Avenida Palace hotel, one of the oldest in Lisbon, and then the Rossio station with a pretty neo-manueline front.

- Do Rossio Square
In the heart of Lisbon the square is bordered with cafés (Nicola with its beautiful front, Suiça with a beautiful terrace, and Ginjinha with its cherry liquor) and shops, and is dominated by the façade of the Nacional Theatre D.Maria II, built in about 1840 and whose front has a surmounted pediment of the statue of Gil Vicente, the father of Portuguese theatre. In the centre of the square there is a column topped with the statue of Pierre IV. In the street on the right you will find an elevator, built in 1902 by an engineer influenced by Eiffel. From the higher platform you will have a beautiful view of this part of the city.

Rossio Square	The Arch, end of rua Augusta

- Da Figueira Square
Situated near Rossio with great views over the hill and castle. On the left dominated by the statue of King João I. Lots of shops and cafés around the square, like Confeitaria Nacional which provides for the royal palace.

- Comércio Square
When you are in the commercial district you must go down towards the Comércio Square which opens onto the river. This square is dominated by the statue of King José I on horseback and by the Arc of Triumph in baroque style which ends the Rua Augusta. Around the square one notes Pombalino style buildings where the ministries were formerly installed. On the right you will find the Lisboa Welcome Centre: Tourist office, shops, bar, and a restaurant.
The square s on the Tejo river, or rather on its estuary known as Mar da Palha. Close by a ferry starts from the docks to cross the river.

From the Comércio square you take rua da Prata, the one on the left, and you go up to the rua da Conceição where you find the tramway line up to São Jorge Castle.