4.4.20 Parque do Tejo

Passeio do Tejo

Location HERE.

Open 24 hours.

Just to emphasise the work that has gone in to redevelop the area around Gare Oriente, at the north end of Parque das Nações is this riverside park, with its broad paths, greenery, boardwalks and observation decks.

It confirms that Expo 98 was, mainly, an urban regeneration project. Behind the park are low-rise apartment blocks, part of a quiet residential area, well apart from all the retail opportunities near Oriente. It’s been well thought out, and so property here costs Serious Money.

Another plus is that, although the Airport is close by, the orientation of the runway means the park is away from aircraft noise. Even the Ponte Vasco da Gama, which borders the area at its northern end, does not generate intrusive noise. Also, although the river is navigable at this point, and the main channel is close to the shore, there is not so much traffic.

So the boardwalk observation decks are mainly to allow visitors to see the proliferation of bird life, and for locals to do a little fishing. All along the main boardwalk, and the solid path that joins it to the main Parque das Nações area, are places to sit and chill.

Office workers bring their lunches, while others walk their dogs, and brave souls do their jogging. But only when the weather is dry: there is not much cover for those times when the rain comes.

Bus 26B or 708; alight at Rossio do Levante or Passeio Tejo. Both these routes also serve Gare Oriente.

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