Avenida da Liberdade Property Guide

This ninety meter wide boulevard fits ten traffic lanes and two large 19th century styled plazas that run the length of the avenue.Right beneath the avenue there is the oldest metro line in Lisbon – the blue line – and this area alone is served by three metro stations – Marques de Pombal, Restauradores, and Avenida.At the top of the gentle hill, right next to the Parque Eduardo VII park, is Marques de Pombal metro station which is our recommended starting point for a pleasant walk down the Avenida da Liberdade.Avenida da Liberdade was constructed after the great devastating earthquake of 1755, and it was originally named Passeio Público – public street – but considedring that there were two massive gates at each end of the avenue that were built in order to keep the commoners out of the private street of the Lisbon’s elite, the avenue’s original name was quite a bit ironic. The close assossiation of the Avenida da Liberdade with the wealthy has never really ended and it is clearly reflected today in the luxury designer shops that line up down the avenue, making it the 35th most expensive street in the world.