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occupied this site on the
edge of the Alfama for over 5 " GREAT VIEW
a century, laid out under the Santa Engrácia Miradouro de
shade of trees or canopies.  Y2 ⌂ Campo de Santa Santa Luzia
As the fame of this flea Clara § 218 854 820 @ 712 The terrace by the
market has grown, bar gains v 28 # 10am–6pm Tue– church of Santa Luzia
are increas ingly hard to find Sun (to 5pm Nov–Mar) provides a sweeping
among the mass of bric-a- ¢ 1 Jan, 25 Apr, Easter Sun, view over the Alfama
brac, but a few of the vendors 13 Jun, 24 & 25 Dec and the River Tagus.
have interesting wrought-iron Landmarks, from left
work, prints and tiles, as well One of Lisbon’s most striking to right, are the cupola
as second-hand clothes. landmarks, the soaring dome of Santa Engrácia, the
Evidence of Portugal’s colonial of Santa Engrácia (officially church of Santo Estêvão
past is reflected in the stalls known as Panteão Nacional) and the white towers
selling African statuary, masks punctuates the skyline in the of São Miguel. While
and jewellery. east of the city. The original tourists admire the
church collapsed in a storm in views, old men play
1681. The first stone of the cards under the bou-
Baroque monument, laid in gainvillea-clad pergola.
1682, marked the beginning
of a 284-year saga that led to
the invention of a saying that National Pantheon, it houses
a Santa Engrácia job was cenotaphs of Portuguese
never done. The church was heroes, such as Vasco da
not completed until 1966. Gama (p114) and Afonso de
The interior is paved with Albuquerque, Viceroy of India
coloured marble and crowned (1502–15) on the left, and on
by a giant cupola. As the the right Henry the Navigator
(p328). More contemporary
tombs include that of the
fadista Amália Rodrigues. A
A bric-a-brac stall lift up to the dome offers a
at the Feira da Ladra magnificent 360-degree
flea market panorama of the city.
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