Executioner's Courtyard

Lissabon · Portugal · Urban site

Hidden among the alleys of Alfama lies the Pátio do Carrasco, the executioner's courtyard, named after Luís Alves dos Santos, known as 'O Negro' – Portugal's last executioner, who died in 1873. Legend has it that an underground tunnel linked the courtyard to the nearby Limoeiro prison, and night-time wanderers tell of screams and moans from within the walls. Some say they are the voices of the victims; others that it is the executioner himself in torment – historians dryly note he probably never carried out a single execution. The alley is today a highlight of Lisbon's ghost walks.

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Executioner's Courtyard ligger i Lissabon, Portugal.

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