Rossio Square
Praça D. Pedro IV (Rossio)
The heart of the lower town, with black-and-white wave-pattern paving, Baroque fountains and the National Theatre, next to a long-standing cherry liqueur shop and Rossio railway station.
Rossio Square has been the centre of Lisbon since the Middle Ages; its official name is Pedro IV Square. The ground is paved in the classic black-and-white wave pattern of Portuguese mosaic pavement (calçada portuguesa). At the centre stand a column commemorating Pedro IV and two bronze fountains, and to the north is the Maria II National Theatre. At the northwest corner, Rossio railway station has a neo-Manueline horseshoe-shaped entrance, and it is the departure point for trains to Sintra. On the square, the small shop A Ginjinha sells cherry liqueur for about €1.5 a glass. Getting there: Rossio metro station.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Santa Justa Lift
- Carmo Convent
- Bairro Alto & Chiado
- Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara
- São Jorge Castle
- Rua Augusta Arch
- Praça do Comércio
- Lisbon Cathedral