Jardim da Cordoaria

Known in the Middle Ages as the Campo do Olival (olive grove), its name is due to the bishop’s ropery, who was installed there in the XV century. In 1611, the former Campo was converted into an Alameda (lane) and, in 1865, by the hand of the German Emile David, the garden was born. In the following century, and after the cyclone’s devastation in 1941, it was replanted. With rare plants around a lake, several statues, benches and bandstand, this garden was characterized by a traditional XIX century city garden atmosphere. It was considered a Botanic garden, for the variety of plants here existent, until the beginning of the XX century. Recently in the “Porto-Cultural European Capital 2001” ambit, several works have been done that changed its physiognomy and turned it into a relevant cultural pole of the city.