Continuing with our tour, let's head to the
Eduardo VII Park and enjoy one of the best views of Lisbon. Descending from the top of one of the city's hills the green area of the park mixes beautifully with the buildings nearby and finishes smoothly in the
Marquis the Pombal plaza. In the background, completing this Lisbon snapshot perfectly, the Tagus river.
About the park itself, it's a nice place to go for a walk during the day and, with its 26 hectares, it's in fact the largest park inside the city. As a curiosity, let me tell you that it holds its name in honour of king
Edward VII of England (
Eduardo VII in Portuguese).
Bellow, a photo taken in the
Marquis of Pombal plaza. There, high in it's pedestal and facing the Tagus river is the statue of
Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo - the
Marquis of Pombal - man who was responsible for rebuilding the city's downtown after the major earthquake of the 1st of November of 1755 who nearly destroyed all of Lisbon.
Just one word of advise, the traffic in the plaza is crazy so be careful. Whatever you do, please don't try to cross to the centre of the roundabout - I've seen people doing it and it's really dangerous!
About the park itself, it's a nice place to go for a walk during the day and, with its 26 hectares, it's in fact the largest park inside the city. As a curiosity, let me tell you that it holds its name in honour of king Edward VII of England (Eduardo VII in Portuguese).
Bellow, a photo taken in the Marquis of Pombal plaza. There, high in it's pedestal and facing the Tagus river is the statue of Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo - the Marquis of Pombal - man who was responsible for rebuilding the city's downtown after the major earthquake of the 1st of November of 1755 who nearly destroyed all of Lisbon.
Just one word of advise, the traffic in the plaza is crazy so be careful. Whatever you do, please don't try to cross to the centre of the roundabout - I've seen people doing it and it's really dangerous!
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