CAMPO DE OURIQUE MARKET & PRAZERES CEMETERY

Get off the beaten track with a local guide and enjoy the traditional architecture of Campo de Ourique, explore the market and then take a fascinating tour of Prazares cemetery. Immerse yourself in local history and culture.

Highlights

  • See a traditional market, away from the tourists
  • Enjoy the traditional architecture of Campo de Ourique
  • At Prazares cemetery, learn about Portuguese beliefs surrounding death

Itinerary

Get away from the tourist traps and big crowds. With your local guide, walk through a series of neighbourhoods where real Lisboners live, stopping to eat, drink, and mingle in local favourite spots.

Go off the beaten track and visit Campo de Ourique Market and discover the authentic food, culture and architecture of this neighbourhood.

After the market, you will continue to Prazeres Cemetery (Pleasure Cemetery) the city’s largest cemetery, with grand structures that host the remains of famous residents of the city.

This tour gives you a unique sense of the monuments that illustrate the city’s centuries of history and culture, all as you hear stories about its most famous and socially important personalities. You will get to know some of the beliefs of the local population, romantic expectations about life after death and even the social meanings behind different types of graves. Some cemeteries contain true works of art, with monumental secular compositions, including statues, tombs, and mausoleums.

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