2 · Squares
Rua Augusta Arch
The triumphal arch between the square and the Baixa grid: the first hundred metres of every race run under it.
- About
- Finished in 1875
- On race night
- The first roar of the night
The arch was planned after the earthquake and finished more than a century later. Its clock faces the Baixa; its statues look out over the square.
Every race starts by running through it, and every race ends by running back.
Races that pass here
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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.
Climbs · Begun in 1147
Lisbon Cathedral
The fortress cathedral of Lisbon, on the steep street the yellow tram climbs.
Riverside · Shipyard from the 1500s
Ribeira das Naus
The old shipyard, now wide lawns and steps down into the Tagus.
Riverside · Built in 1523
Casa dos Bicos
The house with the diamond-point façade, on the way back down to the river.