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Parque de São Roque
- country
- leisure
Rua de São Roque da Lameira
4350-307, Porto
The well known São Roque Park is a large space, with lots of trees. You can take a walk, have a café or do a picnic at using the benches and tables you’ll find there. This Park used to be the former Quinta da Lameira and opened to the public in 1979, after being bought by the Town Hall. Right at the entrance there’s a branchy, fresh grove and, as you walk through it, you’ll find stone benches, lawn platforms, a lake, a terrace over the Douro River, a small box labyrinth and a playground. During the summer, the garden …
Parque e Jardim da Fundação Serralves
- country
- leisure
Rua de Serralves, 977
4150, Porto
The park, with 18 hectares, is divided into art and nature. Organized in platforms, lanes, gardens, groves and tilled grounds, it is part of a 30ies’ house, which belonged to the Conde de Vizela (earl). The gardens are Art Deco.
Quintas das Conchas e dos Lilases
- country
- leisure
Azinhaga de Entremuros
1750-103, Lisboa
Space resulting from the recovery of two 16th century farms with a total area of about 25 hectares, being the third largest green space in the capital. Here you can walk through paths where you'll see canals of water, a Lake, playgrounds, a small stage, exhibition area, a bar and a restaurant.
Estufa Fria
- country
- leisure
Parque Eduardo VII
1070, Lisboa
The project of an artificial tropical forest began in 1910. The Greenhouse opened in 1930 and has four spaces: three greenhouses and a walking area by the lake. It has vast tropical flora, with exotic species from the five continents. The decorative ambience has small grottos, statues, staircases and fountains. A very romantic place that deserves a visit.
Jardim da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
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- leisure
Avenida de Berna
1050, Lisboa
The garden was designed by the architect Teles and V. Barreto in 1962/69, with the modernist influences of the time. It is a space with 8ha, with exotic vegetal species, Portuguese trees and a lake. It has a set of sculptures that make the connection to the various buildings of the foundation and has also an open air auditorium that, during the summer, is the stage of theatre, music and dance shows.
Parque de Merendas de Arrendado
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- leisure
Arrendado
9230, Santana
A pleasant location with an agreeable belvedere with lovely views and tables and benches for picnics.
Parque de Merendas do Mezio
- country
- leisure
EN 202
4970, Arcos de Valdevez
Ideal place for picnics, with tables and benches that allow conviviality between friends and family. There's plenty of shade.
Jardim da Praça Deu-La-Deu
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- leisure
Praça Deu-La-Deu
4950, Monção
Central square with well-maintained flowerbeds.
Parque da Juventude de Portimão
- country
- leisure
Rua da Juventude
8500, Portimão
An amusement park with a lake and animals. There is a track for miniatur cars, a cross country track, freestyle ramps, a fitnes circuit and a sports pavilion. There is also a playground.
Bucos
- country
- heritage
Bucos
4860, Bucos
Houses with culm rooftops, espigueiros (small cereal warehouses) and a communal oven in this mountain village. The craftwork, namely the manufacturing of the wool, are quite important. The traditional "Jogo do Pau" (a warrior game where the participants fight each other with wood sticks) still lives on here, thanks to a school where that art is taught.