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Rossio, featuring is Gil Vicente (1465–1536), the
wavy paving and a founder of Portuguese theatre.
fountain (inset) Café Nicola on the west side
that is illuminated of the square was a favourite
at night meeting place among writers,
including the poet Manuel du
Bocage (1765–1805), who was
7 notorious for his satires.
Rossio
 N6 @ 709, 711, 736 &
6 many other routes q Rossio
Casa Museu Medeiros Formally called Praça Dom SHOP
e Almeida Pedro IV, this large square has
been Lisbon’s nerve centre
 L5 ⌂ Rua Rosa Araújo 41 for six centuries: the stage of Manuel Tavares
# 10am–5pm Mon–Sat This 19th-century shop
∑ casa-museumedeirose bull fights, festivals, military is partly a deli – selling
almeida.pt parades and gruesome autos local cheeses, nuts and
da fé (acts of faith). The sober preserves – and partly a
This little-known museum off Pom baline buildings are now wine store, with a large
the Avenida is in the former occupied by shops and cafés. selection of port and
home of António Medeiros e Centre stage is a statue of Dom Madeira wine.
Almeida, an industrialist who Pedro IV, the first emperor of  N6 ⌂ Rua da
amassed an astonishing independent Brazil. Betesga 1a ¢ Sun
collection of international arts In the mid-19th century, the ∑ manueltavares.com
and crafts before bequeathing square was paved with wave-
it to the nation in the 1970s. patterned mosaics that gave
Today the collection sprawls it the nickname of “Rolling Madeira House
across 27 galleries – housed Motion Square”. The grey and A traditional shop
partly in Medeiros e Almeida’s white stone cubes were the selling quality
19th-century mansion and first such designs to decorate embroidery and linen
partly in a modern wing. It the city’s pavements. from Madeira, as well as
includes paintings by Rubens, On the north side of Rossio beautiful ceramics,
Pieter Bruegel II and Jacob is the Teatro Nacional Dona decorative tiles and
handicrafts from
Huysman, with a self-portrait Maria II, named after Dom mainland Portugal.
by Rembrandt as one of the Pedro’s daughter. The Neo-
highlights. Other notable items Classical structure was built  N7 ⌂ Rua Augusta
include a tea set that belonged in the 1840s by the Italian 133 ∑ madeira-
to Napoleon, some of the archi tect Fortunato Lodi. The house.com
earliest Chinese porcelain to inte rior was destroyed by fire
reach Europe and a collection in 1964 and reconstructed in
of ornate watches and clocks. the 1970s. Atop the pediment
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