4.1.6 Parque Eduardo VII

Location from HERE to HERE.

Originally the Parque da Liberdade, it was renamed after the British Edward VII after his visit to Lisbon in 1903 to reaffirm the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance. The reshaping of the park to appear as an upwards extension of the Avenida da Liberdade axis was, as with so many green spaces in the city, down to the advocacy of Keil do Amaral, and occurred during the Estado Novo period.


Balancing that out is the monument to 25 April 1974, at the top of the park. So how do you get there without the climbing? Oddly, there is no direct bus service from the old downtown to the top of the park, but there is a Metro station (aptly named Parque) on the Linha Azul (location HERE). A few steps up from the platform and then two long escalators; the station is deep below the surface. Up the Rua Eugénio dos Santos, across the Avenida Sidónio Pais, and you’re in the park, about two-thirds of the way up the hill.

The Metro station slightly further north, São Sebastião, might look a better bet, but has a permanently broken concourse-to-surface lift, and there are some busy main roads to cross. And more climbing.

The park has lots of benches to sit and chill; the trick, in summer, is to find one with plenty of shade. The top of the park has one of Lisbon’s best, and best-known, views, down to the Rotunda Marquês de Pombal, down the Avenida da Liberdade, with the downtown and river beyond.

As you look down the park from that viewpoint, to the left about half way down to Mq Pombal is the Pavilhão Carlos Lopes (location HERE), with its distinctive Azulejos. To the right is the Estufa Fria, the “cold greenhouse”, housing hundreds of plant species (location HERE). It’s also a good place to chill, away from the city noise. This is a pay attraction, just €3.50 per person. It’s closed on Mondays.

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