Meet your guide at "Praça do Comercio" in front of the Arch and begin the walking tour. Learn about one of the biggest earthquakes in European history in one of the most flourishing cities. See how Sebastião de Carvalho e Melo (the Marquis of Pombal) and his architects, in a great effort that involved the whole society, decided to restore the glory of the Empire's capital and to make it again one of the most modern cities of its time. Understand all the details about this great project of reconstruction, get to know what remained, and the differences between Lisbon before and after the Earthquake.