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Lisbon - Rossio Square at the Old Historical City Centre - Lisboa Centro - Portugal :

Lisbon Rossio Square City Centre -- Rossio is the liveliest square in downtown Lisbon Portugal, where people stop to sit and relax, or for a drink at the several atmospheric cafes with outdoor sitting. The Praça Dom Pedro IV (Rossio Square) is the busiest square of Lisbon. Once used as a cattle market, a public execution center, bullfight arena and carnival ground, today the Praça serves both for the locals and the tourists with its well-known cafés.

Surrounded by whizzing traffic, all roads seem to lead to Rossio. Designed by Carlos Mardel and Eugénio dos Santos, it was formally known as Praça Dom Pedro IV, and is Lisbon’s most vibrant square. Former site of a Roman Hippodrome and the setting for bullfights and the burning of heretics during the Middle Ages, Rossio now hosts a spectacle of a different kind. The epicentre of downtown life, here you can buy lottery tickets, a bunny rabbit, change money, pay homage to the Big Mac alongside Lisbon’s international youth or muse with the avant garde over shuddering bicas (strong espressos) in art deco coffee shops, like the iconic Café Nicola or Pastelaria Suiça.

The neoclassical Teatro Nacional de Dona Maria II, built in 1846 by Fortunato Lodi, occupies the north side of the square. Surmounted by a sculpture of Portuguese playwright Gil Vicente, it provides a lofty grandeur to Rossio’s populist frisson. During the 18th century this was the site of the Palace of the Inquisition, where in 1761 the sentences of the auto da fés were meted out. In the centre of the square stands the 27-m high statue of Dom Pedro IV, the emperor of Brazil before ascending the Portuguese crown in 1826. The marble pedestal features figures representing Justice, Strength, Prudence and Temperence. Legend has it that the statue, sculpted in France by Elias Robert in 1870, was not in fact Dom Pedro at all, but Emperor Maximilian of Mexico. It is claimed the statue was making a stopover in downtown Lisbon, en route from France to Mexico, when the news broke that Maximilian had been assassinated. Due to an uncanny likeness, it was decided that the statue of Maximilian would serve as Dom Pedro and a deal was brokered.

To the northwest stands the interlocking horseshoe arches of Rossio station. Designed in 1887, this neo-Manueline confection characterized a late 19th-century nostalgia for the period of the Discoveries, when Portuguese maritime power reached its zenith. Pass though the arched gateway on Rossio to Rua dos Sapateiros to see one of Lisbon’s remaining examples of art nouveau, the old movie house, the Animatógrafo, which is now a sleazy strip club.

Time zone -- GMT (GMT + 1 from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October)

Currency -- Portugal uses the euro. Euro banknotes are issued in the following values: €500, €200, €100, €50, €20, €10 €5, while the Euro is divided into 100 cents, with €2, €1, 50c, 20c, 10c, 5c, 2c and 1c coins all available.

Language -- You will find that many people in Lisbon speak English, but be prepared to use your phrase book should you wander outside the city limits. Portuguese is the official language of Portugal. French is Portugal’s third language, while Spanish is also widely understood.

Electricity -- 220V, 50Hz

Air Connections -- The Portela Airport is located within the city limits. TAP and Portugalia have their hubs here and the flights available are mostly to Europe, Africa and America.

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3 Popular Hotels in Central Lisbon in and near the Rossio Old City Centre Portugal :

starsHotel Vip Executive Madrid - ( Hotel located in the City Centre of Lisbon )

Located in the heart of the city, near the Marquês de Pombal Square and the Avenida da Liberdade, a short distance from Lisbon's historical centre. Take in the excitement of the city from this hotel.

starsHotel Mundial - ( Hotel situated in the center of Lisbon in Portugal )

Hotel Mundial is located in the very heart of Lisbon. The small streets surrounding the hotel are full of atmosphere with small restaurants and bars wherever you go.

starsTurim Europa Hotel - ( Hotel in City Centre in Lisbon )

Located near Marquês de Pombal in the heart of central Lisbon, the Turim Europa is a brand new 4-star hotel with 100 modern rooms, which are fully equipped with air-conditioning, direct dial...

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