Avenida / Marquês de Pombal
Lisbon's grand boulevard of flagship boutiques, mosaic pavements and shaded kiosks.
The Avenida da Liberdade is Lisbon's broad, tree-lined boulevard, laid out in the nineteenth century and now the city's address for the international fashion houses and its grander hotels. It runs uphill from the Baixa to the roundabout of Marquês de Pombal, where the statue presides over traffic and the green slope of the park beyond. The pleasure here is the walk itself: mosaic pavements, kiosks under the trees, the occasional palace-turned-embassy. It is Lisbon in formal dress, best taken slowly on foot.
Highlights
Restaurant
5 places
1947 beer-hall marisqueira for shellfish straight from the tank
Hotel
3 places
Mid-century landmark hotel above the park with a serious dining stable
Bar
1 place