The course
Every landmark, on the map
Squares, climbs, viewpoints and the river: what you run past, and what happens there on race night.
The landmarks on the map of Lisbon
Squares · Rebuilt after the 1755 earthquake
Praça do Comércio
The great riverside square, open to the Tagus on one side: the start and the finish, under the arch.
Squares · Finished in 1875
Rua Augusta Arch
The triumphal arch between the square and the Baixa grid: the first hundred metres of every race run under it.
Squares · Paved in waves in 1849
Rossio
Lisbon's old main square, its wave-patterned pavement under the column of Pedro IV.
Squares · Laid out after 1755
Praça da Figueira
The square of the old market, with the bronze king on horseback and the castle above.
Climbs · Opened in 1902
Santa Justa Lift
The iron lift that saves you the climb to Carmo. Runners take the stairs beside it instead.
Climbs · Convent ruined in 1755
Largo do Carmo
A quiet square under jacaranda trees beside the roofless convent church.
Cheer zones · Rebuilt by Siza after 1988
Chiado
Theatres, bookshops and cafés round Praça Luís de Camões: the loudest kilometre of the course.
Riverside · Station from 1928
Cais do Sodré
The ferry station and the old waterfront, where the course turns back east along the river.
Riverside · Shipyard from the 1500s
Ribeira das Naus
The old shipyard, now wide lawns and steps down into the Tagus.
Climbs · Begun in 1147
Lisbon Cathedral
The fortress cathedral of Lisbon, on the steep street the yellow tram climbs.
Viewpoints · Tiles from the 18th century
Miradouro de Santa Luzia
A tiled terrace over the roofs of Alfama and the river.
Viewpoints · Walls from the 11th century
Castelo de São Jorge
The castle on Lisbon's highest hill, its walls lit above the course all night.
Viewpoints · Church from 1271
Miradouro da Graça
The pine-shaded terrace in Graça, looking back over the whole of the Baixa.
Riverside · Built in 1523
Casa dos Bicos
The house with the diamond-point façade, on the way back down to the river.