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Gardens, Parks and ForestsJardins da Quinta das LágrimasLocated in Coimbra, on the left bank of the River Mondego, the Quinta das Lágrimas estate occupies a total area of 18.3 hectares. In the centre you'll find a 19th-century palace, that now operates as a luxury hotel, surrounded by gardens filled with (...)
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Gardens, Parks and ForestsParque da Fundação de SerralvesLocated right in the very heart of Porto, Serralves Park extends beyond Casa de Serralves across 18 hectares, including gardens, copses, a rose garden and a Romantic lake, to provide the ideal refuge for anyone wishing to escape the hustle and (...)
Website: http://www.serralves.pt/pt/parque/
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Gardens, Parks and ForestsMata Nacional dos Sete MontesLocated in the centre of Tomar alongside one of the city's main avenues, the 39-hectare "Mata dos Sete Montes" National Woodland is the city's main park. The woodlands provide a link to the castle. They are also known as the Convent Enclosure (...)
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Gardens, Parks and ForestsParque Terra NostraThe history of Terra Nostra Park is connected to the development of the village of Furnas as a thermal spa and summer resort.This Romantic-style botanical garden was built in the 18th and 19th centuries and is one of the most popular sites on the (...)
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Gardens, Parks and ForestsJardins da Fundação Calouste GulbenkianThe Calouste Gulbenkian gardens form the setting for the arts foundation of the same name which itself has auditoriums and exhibition areas, the Modern Art Centre and a Museum with a library and restaurant/bar.The spacious gardens were built in the (...)
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Gardens, Parks and ForestsParque do Fontelo - ViseuA walk through this spacious leisure area in which the natural and historical heritage comes together can be an invigorating alternative to days spent in Viseu.Here you will find swimming pools, a campsite, tennis courts and football pitches, a (...)
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Gardens, Parks and ForestsJardim da Estrela ou Guerra JunqueiroThe Guerra Junqueiro Garden, usually known as Estrela Gardens, is located in the parish of Lapa. It was built in the 19th century (1842) on the initiative of the statesman Bernardo da Costa Cabral, the Marquis of Tomar.It is a naturalist (...)
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Gardens, Parks and ForestsJardim Botânico da AjudaSituated in the parish of Ajuda, this is the oldest garden in Portugal, created on the orders of the Marquês de Pombal in 1768 as the Royal Botanical Garden of Ajuda.It was the first botanical garden in Portugal specifically created to act as a (...)
E-mail: botanicoajuda@isa.ulisboa.pt
Website: https://www.isa.ulisboa.pt/en/visitors/ajuda-botanical-garde (...)
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Gardens, Parks and ForestsJardim da Praça do ImpérioIt was built for the Portuguese World Exhibition (1940), which commemorated the 800th anniversary of the independence of Portugal and the 300th anniversary of the Restoration. The Illuminated Fountain was also built at that time.The garden is (...)
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Gardens, Parks and ForestsJardim do Paço EpiscopalBuilt on the orders of Bishop João de Mendonça at the beginning of the 18th century, the Garden of the Episcopal Palace is one of the most original examples of the Baroque in Portugal, and the distinguishing landmark of the city of Castelo (...)
