A small square of jacarandas around an 18th-century fountain, the Chafariz do Carmo, between the roofless Gothic Convento do Carmo and the Quartel do Carmo. On 25 April 1974 Marcelo Caetano, head of the Estado Novo regime, took refuge in this barracks while Captain Salgueiro Maia's troops surrounded it, one of the defining scenes of the Carnation Revolution.
- Address
- Largo do Carmo, Lisboa
- Hours
- Open 24 hours (public square)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 20 min
- Price
- Free (public square)
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Come in late May or June when the jacarandas flower purple over the fountain.
- The barracks is still the headquarters of the GNR (national guard).
- Combine with the Carmo Convent ruins and archaeological museum on the same square.