Travel Reference
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To get a full picture of the best of central Lisbon, take the three neighborhood strolls (the
Bairro Alto, Alfama, and Baixa) covered earlier.
Cathedral (Sé)
—The cathedral, just a few blocks east of Praça do Comércio, is not
much on the inside, but its fortress-like exterior—solid enough to survive the 1755 earth-
quake—is a textbook example of the stark and powerful Romanesque “fortress of God”
so typical of its age. Twin, castle-like, crenellated towers solidly frame an impressive rose
window.
