Miradouro de São Vicente

The São Vicente Viewpoint, beside Largo das Portas do Sol, in Lisbon, belongs to the group of balconies that open Alfama towards the Tagus. The place is connected to the old city entrance that gave its name to the Portas do Sol square and viewpoint, a gate facing east. From here, the eye crosses the rooftops and churches of Alfama and identifies the National Pantheon, Azurara Palace, traces of the Moorish Wall and the Church of São Vicente de Fora. The presence of São Vicente is marked by the statue placed and inaugurated in October 1970, a work associated with Raul Xavier. Lisbon’s patron saint appears with the boat and two ravens, symbols linked to the tradition of the translation of his relics to the city. Between old city, river and civic devotion, this viewpoint shows how the landscape preserves names that cross the centuries.