4.3.7 Miradouro do Monte Agudo

Praça Novas Nações

Location HERE.

Approached by a short private road from Rua Heliodoro Salgado, close to Praça António Sardinha. The gates from the main road should be open during daylight hours, and there is a short and not difficult climb to the viewpoint.

A tiled panorama dates from 1965; you can see from the Bridge and Cristo Rei, then through an arc to the west and north. And what’s good about this location? It’s quiet. There is a café, but it’s unobtrusive. Sunlight angle tricky for photos looking south-west if you go in the afternoon.


Maybe the approach road is barred to vehicular traffic - because, wait for it, there were no TVDEs or TukTuks when I visited. None at all. No crowds, no recycled guidebook patter, no road space clogged up with hopeful pilots and their equally hopeful punters. You find this one on your own, and as a result, get to enjoy it on your own.


There is a mix of locals and visitors, taking an unhurried look across The Great City. You may have to compete for seats on the buses that serve the area. Maybe do this and Miradouro Penha de França as a same day pair.

Buses 730 and 797; alight at Praça António Sardinha.

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