Plazas and squares, Lisbon

This beautiful Square is covered with wavelike pavings. At the top of the square there is a theatre. The square has two lovely fountains and a column 27 meters high with a statue of Dom Pedro IV on top. Rossio metro station is located on this square. There are also cafes and flower stalls.

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The Praca do Comercio is the grand entrance to the city from the waterfront. Before the great earthquake (1755) it was home to the royal palace.

At present some of the arcaded buildings house government offices. The"Lisboa Welcome Center" is also located here. In the middle of the square stands a 14 m tall statue of King Jose I on a horse.

Directions:
The Praca do Comercio is located at the southern end of the Baxia district, just on the waterfront. The nearest metro stop is "Baixa Chiado", but many trams stop directly at the square. You can also catch tram #15 to Belem here.

Where to meet up first in Lisbon? Is generally a common question asked in this great city when meeting up with new acquaintances especially visitors new to this place looking for the the most central and practical venue to find each other; and same thing among friends with the desire to find each other quickly at a spot most conducive and ambiant. Lisboates (native citizens of Lisbon) seem to always generally agree to picking not a street corner or building facade but a praca (pronounced prasa, meaning a square or plaza) to conjugate, huddle together to form the group necessary and meet up prior to anything else. This is especially true I noticed in many years of being a constant visitor to this endearing city their fondness to congregate first preferrably at a park or praca when agreeing to a dinner and very likely at the start of the weekend night - Friday on - the onset of another whirlwind of pleasure taking.

One of the most popular pracas or squares in Lisbon perfect for a meet-up anytime is the oppulent Praca do Camoes (after Portugal's most beloved poet Luis Vaz do Camoes) at the bottom of Bairro Alto and where it meets up with the fashionable district of Chiado. It's a beautiful open space, all cobbled up with an imposing statue of the poet smacked in the center of the square surrounded by stunning pastel-colored Pombaline apartment buildings. All around are marble benches and there's a corner kiosk serving up quick little sandwiches, cakes and the most ubiquitous of all Portuguese passions one can never have enough of in the course of the day - the bica or strong coffee in the manner of kick-in-the-balls' expresso.

Camoes square is small square located between Chiado and Bairro Alto.In the center is a monumental statue of 16th century epic poet Luis de Camoes. Behind it is a historical kiosk serving traditional Portuguese refreshments.

On the north side of the Rossio Square is the Dona Maria II National theater. This is monumental neoclassical building built in the 1840s. At the entrance to the museum are six Ionic columns (originally from Church of St. Francis which was destroyed in the 1775 eartquake)
Near Rossio Square there is Rossio Station (a monumental train station)

Rossio square is located in the center of Lisbon in Baixa. If you are tired of walking all around there are several good cafes with outdoor sitting to rest. On either side of the square are two baroque fountains, and in the centre is a monument 27 meters high. It is consists of a pedestal with marble allegories of Justice, Wisdom, Strength and Moderation.

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Cais do Sodré is a ugly square that most visitors need to use, either to take to train to Cascais or the tram to Belém. If it happens to you having some time in the area, forget the square and the river, and go across the avenue. The old Ribeira market keeps the beauty of its secular look, and is now a smart area of cultural events, gastronomy and crafts market.

The small gardens west of it are also beautiful.

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Praca do Commercio is in a way the main square of Lisbon, but it´s a bit of a quite square these days.
The name means the square of commerce and it used to be that as it is right by the riverfront and it is in many ways a very pretty square.
What you kinda need these days is a b it of life and more cafes there.
Most buildings on the square are goverment buildings so the trade is not flowing as much as in the past there, but the square is still pretty and you should for sure pass by there when you are in Lisbon.