Lisbon/Baixa

Baixa is a district in Lisbon, Portugal. The Baixa has many squares and monuments, offering numerous photo opportunities. The area suffered devastating destruction in the Great Earthquake on All Saints' Day, 1 November 1755. Lisbon's "downtown" was rebuilt under the guiding hand of the Marquis of Pombal (Marquês de Pombal), who introduced a grid street plan to organize the chaos.



Get in
The Baixa is served by two Lisbon Metro lines: (Blue) and  (Green). The two lines meet at Baixa–Chiado station, the system's deepest, at the junction of the Baixa district with the Chiado portion of the Bairro Alto district. Other Baixa stations are Martim Moniz, Restauradores, Rossio, and Terreiro do Paço.