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Prazeres Cemetery

A large cemetery in the Campo de Ourique district of Lisbon, opened in 1833 after a cholera epidemic. It is explored like a small city of streets lined with chapels and 19th-century family mausoleums, many with carefully worked sculptures and stonework. It sits at the terminus of tram 28, at the top of a hill with views of the Tagus.

Things to do at Prazeres Cemetery: 3 missions

• Ride tram 28 to its terminusGo to the cemetery on tram 28, which has one of its last stops here, and look at the yellow tram next to the entrance.
• Stroll among the family mausoleumsWalk the inner streets of the cemetery and look at the mausoleums shaped like small chapels and houses, with their doors, railings and sculptures.
• Find a funerary sculpture that catches your eyeFind a 19th-century funerary sculpture or relief and look at how it is worked: angels, mourning figures or symbols.

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Source: Wikipedia