I'll take you to stroll through some gardens of Lisbon.

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To get to the first garden, we have to take the metro and get out in the Parque, this station illustrates the theme of discovery and human rights.

At the entrance you can see a memorial to Aristides Sousa Mendes, the former Portuguese consul in Bordeaux responsible for saving thousands of lives during the Holocaust of World War II. 

Worth devoting her time admiring it!

 

When we go out in direction to north to the top of the Garden.

After crossing the road, we will find the water mirror, right now we are in the garden dedicated to the singer Amalia Rodrigues, the Amalia garden.

In this space beyond we might delight with a fantastic view, you can also admire the "Maternidade" a work of Fernando Botero, or just relax a bit while take breakfast on the terrace next to the water .

 

Then make our way going down toward the north. 
After crossing a few streets, we are in the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, established by Calouste Gulbenkian testamentary order, with the purpose of supporting the Art, the Beneficent, Science and Education.
Currently it is possible to visit in this space the Museum, the Modern Art Centre and the wonderful park , which I consider a little oasis in the heart of the city .

 

When you feel ready to continue, we will climb back to the Garden Amalia. Next to the flag of Portugal there is a source, a tribute to the revolution of April 25, 1974, the Carnation Revolution.

Further down towards to the Marques de Pombal roundabout, you have the Parque Eduardo VII, on the right side of this park, next to a lake, you can find a greenhouse, "Estufa Fria" Cold , a space where you can travel through different spaces and admire a variety of flora, ranging from cacti to tropical plants.

 

Reaching the roundabout you enter on Liberdade Avenue, known for its side gardens and by trade who has .

Following the avenue below we will find the Restauradores square. Here on the right side we find the Glória funicular that connects Restauradores to Bairro Alto. 

This lift is from 1885 , initially were powered through a system of water balance, but currently by electricity.

Enjoy this journey in time !

 

Having reached the top we have on our right the only viewpoint overlooking the east side of Lisbon, São Pedro de Alcântara.
Our trip is almost over, but now I will give to possibilities:

- Going back, you can do it on foot, after all in portugal we tend to say that "going down all the saints help". Reaching the Restauradores followed right into the Rossio, on the way we will find the right, the Rossio train station, a wonderful neo-Manueline style building built in 1886, which connects Lisbon to Sintra, and finish the route, toasting to Lisbon with a traditional drink, the Ginjinha. The best location is here in Rossio on the right side of the theater, on "A Ginjinha", winehouse.

 

- Or enjoy that we're on top of the hill to visit the São Roque Church, one of the few buildings in Lisbon to survive the Earthquake relatively unscathed. When built in the 16th century it was the first Jesuit church designed in the “auditorium-church” style specifically for preaching. It contains a number of chapels, most in the Baroque style of the early 17th century. The most notable chapel is the 18th-century João Baptista Chapel a project by Nicola Salvi and Luigi Vanvitelli constructed in Rome of many precious stones and disassembled, shipped and reconstructed in São Roque; at the time it was reportedly the most expensive chapel in Europe.

 

independent of your choice I hope that you enjoyed this route.