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It can be done at any time of the day or night, or in organized groups, with guides who explain the tragic events that happened on the streets where thousands of people pass through every day. THE Shadowing Tours Lisbon organize the walk “The Dark Unholy Secrets” from Praça do Rossio, passing through Praça do Comércio to the streets of Alfama. Find out where the incident took place regicide of King D. Carlosor, at the Chão do Loureiro viewpoint, get a sense of the tragedy that was the earthquake of November 1, 1755. Near the Aljube Museum, enter the Executioner’s Courtyardwhere Luís António Alves dos Santos, known as “the Black”, who was the last executioner in Portugal, lived.

Also pass by Entre Campos station, where, on January 2, 1993, the second victim of Lisbon Rippernever detained by the police, and it is not known whether he is still alive. The first victim was Maria Valentina, aged 22, in Póvoa de Santo Adrião, followed by Maria Fernanda, aged 24, and the third and final victim was Maria João, aged 27, also in Póvoa de Santo Adrião. The victims appeared with most of their organs removed.

Next to the Belém pastries factory, you need to pay attention to discover the Beco do Chão Salgadowhere an obelisk perpetuates the history of the place. It was there that, by order of the Marquis of Pombal, the “old” Marquises of Távora were executed in a cruel and macabre way on January 13, 1759. Águas Livres aqueduct it was also the scene of several murders, between 1836 and 1839. It is attributed to Diogo Alvesresponsible for the deaths of more than 70 people in this location, but was never formally accused of these crimes. The story goes that this Galician criminal living in Lisbon robbed his victims, due to his addiction to alcohol and gambling, and threw them to leave no witnesses. He was the last person sentenced to death in Portugal and was executed by hanging on February 19, 1841, at Cais do Tojo. The head of alleged first Portuguese “serial killer” It is preserved in formaldehyde and displayed in the anatomical theater of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon. The group Lisbon crimes organizes a tour of these and other places, such as the Convent of São Domingos in Lisbon, where the Lisbon Massacre of 1506also known as the Lisbon Pogrom or Easter Massacre of 1506. It occurred when a mob persecuted and killed thousands of Jews, more than 4000, according to Garcia de Resende’s contemporary account, accused of being the cause of the drought, famine and plague that were ravaging the country.

Lisbon City Council regularly organizes visits to Lisbon’s cemeteries, some at night, exploring the historical and architectural aspects of each of them. THE Living Tours it also organizes visits to some of the most important cemeteries in Lisbon. Node Prazeres Cemeteryin Campo de Ourique, the second largest in the capital. It was created after the city was hit by a cholera outbreak in 1833. It is possible to admire monuments by anonymous authors, side by side with pieces by renowned architects from the 19th century to the present day. As well as the work of some of the main national sculptors who have thus perpetuated themselves through their magnificent work. It is where the largest deposit in Portugal is located, the Tomb of the Dukes of Palmelawhich is also considered the largest private mausoleum in Europe. The 12-meter-high pyramidal structure was commissioned by D. Pedro de Sousa Holstein and contains more than 200 family bodies, with the women on one side and the men on the other, and with the servants buried outside. Take on a challenge, and, between the Artists’ Block, the Public Security Police Block and the Sapadores Firefighters’ Block, discover the last address of personalities such as Alfredo Marceneiro, António-Pedro Vasconcelos, Carlos Paredes, Cosme Damião, Raul Solnado or Mário Soares.

Already in Alto de São João Cemeteryordered to be built in 1833 by Queen Dona Maria II, you will find the Crypt of the Combatants of the Great War, the private plot of Volunteer Firefighters, the Tomb of the Beneméritos of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia, the Tomb of the Viscounts of Valmor or the Tomb of the Beneméritos of the City. THE first crematorium oven of the country was built in this cemetery in 1925. It is one of the city’s historic cemeteries where there are countless mausoleums and tombs, richly decorated with symbols of religious and intellectual imagery. Discover where the remains of personalities such as António de Spínola, Álvaro Cunhal, Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, Artur Jorge, Alfredo Keil, Eusébio da Silva Ferreira or Alfredo Marceneiro rest. José Saramago, Nobel Prize for Literature, was cremated in this cemetery. THE Chaparru’s Tours is a company specializing in visits to crime scenes and cemeteries by tuk tuk.

The company Tacitus regularly promotes visits to cemetery spaces, as privileged spaces of Memory and Heritage, as well as to Porto Catacombslike that of S. Francisco. No Agramonte Cemeteryopened in 1855, in the western part of the city, the private cemeteries of three Religious Orders coexist: Order of Carmel, Saint Francis and Trinity. The Byzantine-style frescoes were the work of the Italian painter Silvestro Silvestri, in 1910. Several personalities are buried in the cemetery, such as the Count of Ferreira, the cellist Guilhermina Suggia and the filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira. The tombs, with works by António Soares dos Reis and António Teixeira Lopes, are a representative collection of Portuguese sculptural work. THE Prado do Repouso Cemetery It was the first public cemetery in Porto, being considered an important landmark due to its neo-Gothic architecture, the use of granite and marble and its historical significance. In its 10 hectares, countless politicians, such as Joaquim Pina Moura, actors, academics, writers, such as Eugénio de Andrade, and illustrious Portuguese aristocrats are buried, as well as a monument to the victims of the Revolt of January 31, 1891. It is the last home of Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa.

Also in Porto is the heart of Dom Pedro Ipreserved since his death in 1834. The organ is kept in a glass mouthpiece, with formaldehyde, in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Lapa. By decision of the monarch himself, as one of his last requests in life, the heart was separated and kept in Portugal, the body is buried in São Paulo, in the crypt of the Monument to Independence. In the realm of fantasy, Porto has a Harry Potter scriptorganized by Freetour. The tour begins where the author admits to having written chapters of the first book in the Harry Potter series, Café Majestic. The route passes by the café, the São Bento train station, the lion fountain in Praça Gomes Teixeira and the Lello bookstore. In this tour find out how the symbols of the city and the country, such as the Dragon, the black covers of universities or the name of the infamous Portuguese dictator, had an influence on history. You can opt for a more exclusive experience with a private guide, who offers priority access to Livraria Lello.

The Bone Chapels, built with human bones, are one of the most macabre religious manifestations. There are six in Portugal, the best known being Chapel of Bones in Évora. It is located in the Church of São Francisco and was built in the 17th century on the initiative of three monks who intended to convey the message of the transience of life, as the famous notice at the entrance warns: “We who are here for you are waiting”. Still in Alentejo, the Chapel of Bones in Campo Maior It is the second largest in the country, and is located in the Igreja Matriz de Campo Maior. Dating from 1766, it was built after the destruction of the citadel with an explosion in a warehouse, a tragedy in which more than two thirds of the population died in 1732. With just 4.30 square meters, the Chapel of Bones of Monfortenext to the main church, is lined inside with many bones and skulls. The Capela dos Ossos de Alcantarilha is attached to the Parish Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição from the 16th century, in the historic center of the parish of Alcantarilha, in the heart of the Algarve region. Its interior is practically entirely covered and decorated with more than 1500 human bones. The only exception is the wooden figure of Christ Crucified, dating from the 16th century. The Church of Nossa Senhora do Carmo de Faro is a baroque construction with towers that was completed in 1719, during the reign of D. João V, financed with Brazilian gold. The facade was finished after the 1755 earthquake, and, next to the exterior, there is the macabre Chapel of Bonesbuilt with the bones and skulls of more than a thousand monks as a sinister reminder of mortality. Lagos also has a Chapel of Bones. It is attached to the church of São Sebastião, of reduced dimensions, in the Johannine style.