1 · Squares
Praça do Comércio
The great riverside square, open to the Tagus on one side: the start and the finish, under the arch.
- About
- Rebuilt after the 1755 earthquake
- On race night
- The start village, the finish arch and the medals
The square was the royal palace’s courtyard until the earthquake and tsunami of 1755 swept the palace away. Pombal rebuilt it as a great open room facing the river, arcaded on three sides.
On race night the start village fills the eastern arcade: bag drop, the start pens and the finish arch, where the course comes home under the river breeze.
Races that pass here
On the map
Nearby on the map
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.
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.
Riverside · Built in 1523
Casa dos Bicos
The house with the diamond-point façade, on the way back down to the river.