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Expansive views of the
city from the miradouro
of Parque Eduardo VII

steps take you up 82 m (269 ft) a pleasant café. The vantage
to the top of the pedestal, point at the summit of the
affording fine views of the city park offers fine, sweeping
and river below. views of the city. On clear days
you can see as far as the Serra STAY
da Arrábida, a nature reserve
located 40km (25 miles) from
5 "- the city centre (p161). Real Parque
Parque Eduardo VII Situated in the northwest Ideally located near
corner, the most inspiring Lisbon’s main park,
⌂ Praça Marquês de Pombal Eduardo VII, Real
§ 213 882 278 @ 711, 712, feature of this park is the Parque offers large
jungle-like Estufa Fria, or
720 q Marquês de Pombal greenhouse, where exotic elegant rooms, some
# Estufa Fria: 10am–7pm of which have a
daily (Nov–Mar: 9am–5pm) plants, streams and waterfalls spacious terrace.
¢ 1 Jan, 1 May, 25 Dec provide serene respite from ⌂ Avenida Luís
the city streets. At this urban
Central Lisbon’s largest oasis there are in fact three Bívar 67, Picoas
∑ realparque.
park was named in honour of green houses: in the Estufa realhotelsgroup.com
King Edward VII of the United Fria (cold greenhouse), palms
Kingdom who came to Lisbon push through the slatted ¡¡¡
in 1902 to reaffirm the Anglo- bamboo roof and paths wind
Portuguese alliance. through a forest of ferns, Sheraton
The wide grassy slope, fuchsias, flowering shrubs and This prominent
which extends for 25 hectares banana trees; the warmer high-rise hotel features
(62 acres) was laid out as Estufa Quente and Estufa stylish rooms with
Parque de Liberdade, a Doce are filled with tropical superb views, and a
continuation of Avenida da plants, water-lily ponds and 24-hour fitness centre.
Liberdade (p82) in the late impressive cacti. It’s also a convenient
19th century. Neatly clipped Near the estufas a pond 15-minute drive from
box hedging, flanked by with large carp and a galleon- Lisbon airport.
mosaic patterned walkways, shaped play area are popu lar ⌂ Rua Latino
stretches uphill from the with children. On the east Coelho 1, Picoas
Praça Marquês de Pombal to a side, the Pavilhão Carlos ∑ sheratonlisboa.com
bel vedere at the top. Here you Lopes, named after the 1984 ¡¡¡
will find a flower-filled garden Olympic marathon winner, was
dedicated to the memory of extensively refurbished in 2016
renowned Portuguese fado and is now used for concerts,
singer Amália Rodrigues, and exhibitions and conferences.
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