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Both house and garden have
azulejo decoration whose
subjects include battle scenes
and trumpet­blowing monkeys.
Although the palace is still
occupied by the 12th marquis,
some of the living rooms and
the library, as well as the formal
gar dens, are included in the
EXPERIENCE Beyond the Centre Imposing arches of scenes of the War of
tour. The Battles Room has
lively tiled panels depicting
Restoration (1640–68), with
a detail of João de Fronteira
fighting a Spanish general.
the Aqueduto das
It was his loyalty to Pedro II
Águas Livres
during this war that earned
him the title of Marquês.
be made between these naive
16 "
17th­century Portuguese tiles
channels, is 58 km (36 miles).
Aqueduto das
and the Delft ones from the
The most visible part of this
Águas Livres including all the secondary Interesting comparisons can
same period in the dining
imposing structure are the 35
arches crossing the Alcântara room, depicting naturalistic
⌂ Best seen from Calçada valley, the tallest of which rise scenes. The dining room is
da Quintinha @ 774, 783 to 65 m (213 ft) above the city. also decorated with frescoed
# 10am–5:30pm Tue–Sun;
Mãe d’Água das Amor eiras: It is possible to take guided panels and portraits of
10am–12:30pm, 1:30–5:30 tours over the Alcântara arches. Portuguese nobility.
The late 16th­century chapel
There are also tours of the
Tue–Sat ¢ Public hols
Mãe d’Água reservoir and trips is the oldest part of the house.
Considered the most beautiful to the Mãe d’Água springs. The façade is adorned with
sight in Lisbon at the turn of Contact the Museu da Água stones, shells, broken glass
the 20th century, the impress­ (p132) for details of the trips. and bits of china. These
ive structure of the Aqueduto At the end of the aqueduct, fragments of crockery are
das Águas Livres looms over the Mãe d’Água das Amoreiras believed to have been used
the Alcântara valley northwest is a castle­like building that at the feast inaugurating the
of the city. The construction of served as a reservoir for the
an aque duct gave João V (p45) water supplied from the
an opportunity to indulge his aqueduct. Today the space is
passion for grandiose build ing used for art exhibitions, fashion
schemes, as the only area of shows and other events.
Lisbon with fresh drinking
water was the Alfama. A tax
on meat, wine, olive oil and
other comestibles funded the 17 "'
project, and although not com­ Palácio Fronteira
plete until the 19th century, it ⌂ Largo São Domingos de
was already supplying the city Benfica 1 § 217 782 023
with water by 1748. The main
pipeline measures 19 km @ 770 q Jardim Zoológico
£ Benfica # By tour
(12 miles), but the total length,
only Jun–Sep: 10:30am,
11am, 11:30am, noon;
Oct–May: 11am, noon
¢ Sun, public hols
Did You Know?
This country manor house was
Aqueduto das Águas built as a hunting pavilion for
Livres only stopped João de Mascarenhas, the first
supplying water for Marquês de Fronteira, in 1640.
human consumption in Although skyscrapers are
the 1960s. visible in the distance, it still
occupies a quiet spot, by the
Parque Florestal de Monsanto.
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