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4 · Squares

Praça da Figueira

The square of the old market, with the bronze king on horseback and the castle above.

About
Laid out after 1755
On race night
Water station and the first lime arch

The square was the city’s market for a century; the bronze of King João I arrived in 1971.

The first water station is here, under the lime arch.

Races that pass here

Praça da Figueira in Lisbon at night, lit in magenta and violet, runners passing

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  • Rossio in Lisbon at night, lit in magenta and violet, runners passing

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    Rossio

    Lisbon's old main square, its wave-patterned pavement under the column of Pedro IV.

  • Santa Justa Lift in Lisbon at night, lit in magenta and violet, runners passing

    Climbs · Opened in 1902

    Santa Justa Lift

    The iron lift that saves you the climb to Carmo. Runners take the stairs beside it instead.

  • Castelo de São Jorge in Lisbon at night, lit in magenta and violet, runners passing

    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.

  • Largo do Carmo in Lisbon at night, lit in magenta and violet, runners passing

    Climbs · Convent ruined in 1755

    Largo do Carmo

    A quiet square under jacaranda trees beside the roofless convent church.

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