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Ludwig (Ludovice), who built the Benedictine monastery of
GREAT VIEW the monastery at Mafra (p156). São Bento. After the dissolution
Miradouro da The port wine institute of of the religious orders in 1834,
São Pedro de Porto runs a pleasant bar here the building became the seat
Alcântara for the promotion of port. of parliament, known as the
This miradouro boasts Nearly 200 types of port are Palácio das Cortes. The interior
a sweeping vista of listed in the lengthy drinks is grand with marble pillars
eastern Lisbon. A tiled menu, with every producer and Neo-Classical statues.
map, placed against the represented and including
balustrade, helps you some rarities. Unfortunately,
locate the landmarks. many of the listed wines are
The view is most attrac- often unavail able. All but the 10
tive at sunset and by vintage ports are sold by the Praça do Príncipe Real
night, when the castle is glass, with prices ranging
floodlit and the terrace from €1.50 for the simplest  L6 @ 758
becomes a meeting point ruby to €13.30 for a glass of Originally laid out in 1860 as a
for young Lisboetas. 40-year-old tawny. prime residential neighbour-
hood, Praça do Príncipe Real
still retains its charming air of
8 9 ' affluence. Smartly painted
man sions surround a park
Solar do Vinho Palácio de São Bento with a café, statuary and some
do Porto splen did robinia, magnolia
 K6 ⌂ Largo das Cortes
 M6 ⌂ Rua de São Pedro § 213 919 625 @ 790 and Judas trees. The branches
of a huge cedar tree have been
de Alcântara 45 § 213 475 v 28 # By appt last Sat
707 @ 758 v 28 # Elevador of month, 3pm & 4pm; trained on a trellis, creating a
da Glória: 11am–midnight ∑ parlamento.pt wide shady spot for the locals
Mon–Fri, 3pm–midnight Also known as the Assembleia who play cards beneath it.
On the large square, at No 26,
Sat (times may vary, call
ahead) ¢ Public hols da República, this massive the eye-catching white Neo-
white Neo-Classical building Moorish building with domes
The Portuguese word solar started life in the late 1500s as houses a shopping gallery.
means mansion or manor
house and the Solar do Vinho
do Porto occupies the ground Originally laid out in 1860 as a prime
floor of an 18th-century residential neighbourhood, Praça do
man sion. The building was
once owned by the German Príncipe Real still retains its charming
archi tect, Johann Friedrich air of affluence.

Tree-shaded park at
the heart of Praça do
Príncipe Real
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