Palácio Fronteira
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Ready-made walk · Lisbon

Monsanto: Forest Park and Palácio Fronteira

3 stops · ~50 min · 3.3 km

Nature

Escape the centre for Lisbon’s great wooded park on the Serra de Monsanto. Begin at Palácio Fronteira, created as a hunting pavilion in the seventeenth century, climb to the circular Panorâmico de Monsanto building and finish among the trees of the forest park.

The stops, in walking order

  1. Palácio Fronteira
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    Stop 1: Palácio Fronteira

    ~3 min here

    Palácio Fronteira is a Portuguese palace in Lisbon, created in 1671 as a hunting pavilion for João Mascarenhas, Marquis of Fronteira.

  2. Restaurante Panorâmico de Monsanto
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    Stop 2: Restaurante Panorâmico de Monsanto

    ~3 min here

    Look at the Restaurante Panorâmico de Monsanto: this is a circular building designed by Carlos Chaves da Costa.

  3. Parque Florestal de Monsanto
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    Stop 3: Parque Florestal de Monsanto

    ~3 min here

    Monsanto Forest Park is Lisbon’s great wooded park, spread across the Serra de Monsanto.

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