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EXPERIENCE Beyond the Centre

Ponte 25 de Abril
illuminated at night, with
the city lights behind

6 resolved by the opening of One of the best places to head
for is the Doca de Santo
the 11­km (7­mile) Vasco da
Ponte 25 de Abril Gama bridge. Spanning the Amaro, a largely enclosed dock
Tagus river from Montijo to that sits below the humming
@ 753
Sacavém, north of the Parque traffic of the dramatic Ponte
Once called the Ponte Salazar das Nações, this bridge was 25 de Abril. The inner edge of
after the dictator who had it completed in 1998. the docks is lined with for mer
built in 1966, Lisbon’s suspen­ warehouses, converted in the
sion bridge was renamed to 1990s and now housing cafés,
commemorate the revolution restaurants and bars with fine
of 25 April 1974 that restored 7 \- views over the water. These
democracy to Portugal (p47). Doca de Santo Amaro tend to be popular, and tables
Inspired by San Francisco’s on the outside terraces get
Golden Gate Bridge in the @ 714, 727, 732, 751, 756 snapped up quickly.
v 15 £ Alcântara-Mar
US, this steel construction Beneath the bridge to the
stretches for 2 km (1 mile). The In the early 1930s, Lisbon’s west of the docks is a strange,
lower tier was modified in 1999 docks at Alcântara were the
to accommodate the Fertagus, city’s main access point. As
a railway across the Tagus. the importance of the docks Brisé fan from China
The bridge’s notorious traffic declined, the once­industrial in the Fundação
congestion has been partly riverside has been opened up. Oriente Museu

GREAT VIEW
Ponte 25 de Abril
For a unique experience
take the lift up Pillar 7
of this landmark bridge,
which off ers unbroken
views across the river
and the city's south
bank from 80 m (262 ft)
above the waves.
Tickets cost around €6.

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