page_title: Tourism in Lisbon
section_title: Avenida da Liberdade
hierarchical_section_title: Tourism in Lisbon / City layout and touristic neighbourhoods / Avenida da Liberdade
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Lisbonne, Portugal.
context_page_description: Lisbon is one of the most popular city destinations in Europe. The city of Lisbon and the Lisbon metropolitan area attracts a significant number of tourists each year, drawn to its historical and cultural heritage, good transportation connections and good touristic infrastructure.
context_section_description: Avenida da Liberdade ("Liberty Avenue" in English) is an important avenue in central Lisbon that runs northwest from downtown Lisbon. It is a 90 metre-wide boulevard, 1100 m long, with ten lanes divided by pedestrian pavements decorated with gardens. It links Restauradores Square with Marquis of Pombal Square. Residents of Lisbon sometimes refer to it simply as the "Avenida" (the Avenue).
  It boasts several interesting buildings that reflect Portuguese architecture from the late 19th through the early 21st centuries. Its pedestrian sidewalks and roundabouts, paved with the traditional Portuguese pavement, are decorated with many monuments and statues that pay hommage to important personalities. The large monument to the fallen in World War I was inaugurated in 1931.
  The buildings of the Avenue include modern office and hotel buildings. Its location in the central district of Lisbon, scenic qualities, hotels, shops, theatres and architecture turn it into an important tourist attraction of the city. Famous nationally for hosting numerous luxury brands such as Christian Dior, Versace, Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Prada, and Armani.
caption: Monument to the fallen in World War I (1931) in the Avenida da Liberdade.
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