Largo do Carmo

Praças e Jardins / Chiado

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Largo do Carmo is home to the emblematic ruins of the Carmo Convent, part of the Carmo Archaeological Museum, which receives thousands of visitors a year. Next door is Quartel do Carmo, where the Estado Novo surrendered during the historic revolution of the 25th of April 1974. Largo do Carmo also houses the Valadares Palace, the Church of the Ordem Terceira de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, the Chafariz do Mercado and a series of esplanades that are an invitation to take a leisurely stroll. Due to its beauty and the surrounding jacaranda trees, Largo do Carmo is a real star in films, series and documentaries.

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Chiado

It is considered to be one of the trendiest neighbourhoods in Lisbon today, but the truth is that Chiado has never gone out of fashion. Its charm was well evidenced by great figures of the arts and literature in the 19th and 20th centuries, such as Eça de Queiroz and Fernando Pessoa, who used to frequent this area in a Lisbon of other times and referred to it in their works.