4.4.14 Parque Recreativo dos Moinos de Santana

Rua Tristão Vaz 22

Location HERE.

Open daily during daylight hours.

Below the south fringe of Monsanto Park, but still way above the north bank of the Tejo, occupying the small gap between Restelo and Ajuda, and hemmed in on all sides (well, nearly) by apartment buildings, this small park has at its highest point two well-preserved windmills.

So it’s also known as The Windmill Hill. Next to one of those windmills is a viewpoint, from which you get the whole river panorama, from The Bridge and Cristo Rei, all the way downstream to the open ocean.

Do all the nearby buildings make for more noise? Well, no: the park is an oasis of calm away from this part of the urban sprawl. Even the noise from aircraft approaching Lisbon Airport is a distant thing.

There is a dog park, a children’s park, plus a marked 1000-metre circuit for those wanting to put in a few laps’ jogging, or measured walking. Toilet facilities are provided, as well as a picnic area with tables.

Best entered from the north end; the entrance is on Estrada de Caselas, a short walk from the terminus of the 18 Tram, and just past the Galp station. This is almost the highest point in the park, and one of the first things you will see is a cluster of pine trees.

As the park faces south, it gets warmed by sunlight even in winter. There are lots of benches and other seating, but not much cover. Having come in at the highest part of the site, take a little time to walk steadily down to one of the exits on to Rua Tristão Vaz. CAUTION steps without handrails.

Tram 18 and Bus 760 near the Estrada de Caselas, Buses 79B and 728 down on Rua Tristão Vaz.

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