![]() ![]() ![]() Rua Augusta seen from the top of the triumphal arch How to Get to Rua Augusta ![]() A few feet from there is an underground site (the Rua dos Correeiros Archaeological Site), displaying well-preserved Roman mosaics and artifacts from the past 2500 years, found in excavations in the 1990s (it's accessed through Rua dos Correeiros). Rua Augusta is the favorite of street performersĬlose to the arch is Lisbon’s acclaimed Design and Fashion Museum, with pieces by international designers like Christian Dior and Tommy Hilfiger. In between it all are outdoor cafés and restaurants, and souvenir shops facing a triumphal arch which offers a panoramic view from the top. ![]() Tourists mix with street performers, roasted chestnut vendors, and the notorious Gypsies trying to sell sunglasses and hashish to anyone who passes by. Rua Augusta is home to many outdoor cafés and restaurants It's a shopping street where international brands coexist with age-old shops, many of them with wonderful decades-old signs. Lisbon's liveliest pedestrian street is paved with Portugal’s traditional cobblestone designs, and links the city's two main squares ( Rossio and Praça do Comércio). Rua Augusta, Lisbon's main pedestrian street ![]()
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