Commerce Square (Praça do Comércio) Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Commerce Square (Praça do Comércio) in Lisbon. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

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Visiting Commerce Square is free as it’s a public space. However, there are many affordable tours available that include a stop at the square: tip-based walking tours cost about €3, plus what you choose to tip, regular walking tours start at around €22, and bike tours are from €15.

There are several key landmarks around Commerce Square. A statue of King José I on horseback stands tall in the center, while the Arco do Triunfo (Arco da Rua Augusta) provides an embellished entrance to the north. You’ll find the Cais das Colunas—a scenic pier marked by its two end columns—across the road from the square on the riverfront.

Pick from a selection of activities at Lisbon’s Commerce Square to explore the area better based on your interests. Visit the top of the Arco do Triunfo for views of the square, sit down at the cafés, wine bars, and restaurants around the square to sample the tastes of Portugal, or head over to the interactive Lisboa Story Centre to learn more about the city’s past.

To get the best photos of Lisbon’s Commerce Square, visit between mid-morning and mid-afternoon—the shadows cast in the early morning and afternoon can create glare and make the square look less impressive. That said, sunrise and sunset are both nice times to go for views along the river, and the square is also photogenic when illuminated at night.

Yes, there are restrooms on Commerce Square in Lisbon, although they’re not your average public toilets: The Sexiest WC on Earth is a colorful exhibition space for a toilet paper brand where you pay a higher-than-normal price to use their restrooms, which toe the line between art installation and public facilities.