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months. The bandstand was
built in 1884 and originally
stood on the Passeio Público,
before the creation of Avenida
da Liberdade (p82).
The English Cemetery to the
north of the gardens is best
known as the burial place of
Henry Fielding (1707–54), the
EXPERIENCE Bairro Alto and Estrela of 47. The Journal of a Voyage
English novelist and playwright
who died in Lisbon at the age
to Lisbon, published post­
humously in 1775, recounts
his last voyage to Portugal
made in a fruitless attempt
to recover his failing health.

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The wrought­iron
Basílica da Estrela
band stand at the centre
of Jardim da Estrela
 J6 ⌂ Praça da Estrela
§ 213 960 915 @ 720, 738
v 25, 28 # 9am–1pm,
Local families congregate
11 - here at weekends to feed 3–7:30pm Mon–Fri (to 8pm
Jardim da Estrela the ducks and carp in the Sat & Sun); large groups by
lake, sit at the waterside café appointment
 K6 ⌂ Praça da Estrela or wander among the flower­ In the second half of the 18th
@ 720, 738 v 25, 28
# 7am–midnight daily beds, plants and trees. The century Maria I (p155), daugh ter
formal gardens are planted of José I, vowed she would
Laid out in the middle of with herbaceous borders and build a church if she bore a
the 19th century, opposite shrubs surroun ding plane son and heir to the throne.
the Basílica da Estrela, the trees and elms. The central Her wish was granted and
pop ular gardens are a focal feature of the park is a green construction of the basilica
part of the Estrela quarter. wrought­iron bandstand, began in 1779. Her son José,
Picturesque and serene, they deco rated with elegant however, died of smallpox two
provide an oasis from the filigree, where musicians years before the comple tion
hustle and bustle of the city. strike up in the summer of the church in 1790.
The huge domed Basílica da
Estrela, which is proudly set
CONTEMPORARY on a hill overlooking the west
PORTUGUESE CUISINE of the city, is one of Lisbon’s
Exploding olives and most remarkable land marks.
acorn ice cream are A simpler version of the
some of the unusual basilica at Mafra (p156), this
offerings now found church was built by archi tects
at Lisbon’s innovative from the Mafra School in late­
new restaurants. Spear­ Baroque and Neo­Classical
headed by the likes style. The façade is flanked by
of José Avillez (right), twin bell towers and deco­
creator of Belcanto, the rated with an array of statues
first Lisbon restaurant of saints and allegorical figures.
to earn two Michelin The spacious awe­inspiring
stars, contem porary interior, where light streams
Portuguese dining down from the pierced dome,
focuses on finding is clad in grey, pink and yellow
unexpected, top­quality marble. The elaborate Empire­
local ingredients to lift style tomb of Queen Maria I,
traditional recipes into who died in Brazil, lies in the
something unforgettable. right tran sept. Locked in a
room nearby is Machado de
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