Praca dos Restauradores
This large square commemorates the end of the Iberian Union, which restored the Portuguese crown after 60 years of shared kingship with Spain. In the center there is a patterned pavement, surrounding a 30 meter high obelisk with two bronze figures on the pedestal representing Victory and Freedom.
Casa do Alentejo
Originally built in the 1600s, Alverca Palace (now known as Casa do Alentejo) was the residence of the Paes de Amaral family, or the viscounts of Alverca. The family coat of arms can still be seen on the façade, but the family abandoned it in the early 1900s, when the building became Lisbon’s first casino. Later, in 1932, it was turned into a social club for the people of the Alentejo region, and became the “Casa do Alentejo” of today.
Igreja de Sao Domingos (Santa Justa e Rufina)
To the right of the National Theater, east of Rossio, is the Church of São Domingos, that is either blessed or cursed, having survived fires and earthquakes. Prior to the Great Earthquake of 1755 this was where the São Domingos Convent stood, from which the Inquisition read out its sentences. In 1950 it was partially destroyed by a fire and has since undergone restoration, but there are still clear signs of the fire (the permeating smell and the scorched pillars).
Castelo, Alfama & Mouraria
This hilly medieval quarter is Lisbon’s most multicultural, with over 50 nationalities living in its jumble of streets directly below the walls of the castle. Mouraria literally means “Moorish quarter.” It was where the Moors who weren’t slaughtered when King Afonso Henriques conquered the city in 1147 were allowed to live -- until 1497, when they and the Jews were expelled from Portugal. It was the birthplace of fado, Lisbon’s soulful musical genre, as it was where the legendary singer Maria Severa lived in the 1800s. She was the first famous fado singer, taking the music of the people to the aristocracy, when she fell in love with a count. Many residents have followed in her footsteps since then, including Mariza, who is the biggest name in contemporary fado. The house where Severa lived was given a contemporary makeover and is one of the places to listen to fado in the neighborhood.
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