Lisbon's main square since the Middle Ages, once the stage for revolts, bullfights and Inquisition autos-da-fé, rebuilt in Pombaline style after 1755 around the column of King Pedro IV, the D. Maria II National Theatre and the neo-Manueline Rossio station.
- Address
- Praça Dom Pedro IV, 1100-200 Lisboa
- Best time to go
- Any time · About 20 min
- Price
- Free
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Café Nicola, where the poet Bocage met his friends, still trades on the square.
- Try a shot of ginjinha (sour-cherry liqueur) at A Ginjinha, the tiny counter just off the square's north-east corner.