Lisbon · History
From Olisipo to the earthquake: twenty centuries uphill
This route climbs from the river to the top of the castle hill and, with every step, travels further back in time: the square rebuilt after the 1755 earthquake, a sixteenth-century palace, the cathedral born of the 1147 conquest, a Roman theatre and the fortress where the kings of Portugal once lived.
- 6 stops
- 1.7 km
- 1 h 45 min
- Free
The route
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What you’ll discover
From Olisipo to the earthquake: twenty centuries uphill
Layers of history
Romans, Moors, medieval kings and Pombaline Lisbon, stacked on top of each other in under two kilometres.
The day that changed Lisbon
Find out what the earthquake of 1 November 1755 destroyed and how the new city rose from the rubble.
Viewpoints you can read
From Santa Luzia and the castle you will see the whole city and know exactly what you are looking at.
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