5/5 João X. 1 year ago on Google • 285 reviews
Beautiful
garden,
right
at
the
heart
of
Lumiar.
It
has
two
cafés
serving
drinks
and
quick
meals.
There
is
a
dog
park,
and
children
playground,
along
with
several
abandoned
farming
structures
(water
tanks,
etc.)
The
garden
is
the
result
of
the
joining
of
the
grounds
of
two
villas,
fact
that
is
apparent
in
the
name
-
Lilases
and
Conchas.
A
wall
between
the
two
was
kept
for
the
most
part.
The
two
properties
werejoined
in
the
late
19c
by
owner
Francisco
Mantero
and
are
now
under
the
City
Hall
management.
Quinta
dos
Lilases
has
a
lake
with
two
artificial
islands
representing
S.
Tomé
e
Príncipe,
where
the
fortune
of
the
owner
Francisco
Mantero
had
been
made.
Lilases'
space
is
more
uniformly
covered
with
trees
and
is
crisscrossed
by
paths.
Quinta
das
Conchas
reminds
of
an
"english
landscape"
garden,
with
a
big
central
lawn,
a
lake,
clusters
of
trees
here
and
there
and
a
wood
area
(a
"mata").
In
it,
the
ruin
of
a
tower
is
said
to
have
been
the
residence
of
Mantero's
wife,
"emprisoned"
in
her
last
years,
gone
mad,
and
forever
haunting
the
place.
The
big
open
lawn
is
stage
for
ball
games
and
family
gatherings
and
is
very
lively.
Open
air
cultural
venues
(cinema,
jazz
festivals)
are
held
in
the
park
specially
in
the
summer,
and
also
a
local
farm's
market.
The
park
is
served
by
buses
and
subway
(Quinta
das
Conchas
station)
and
several
different
entrances.
Beware
of
opening
times
(not
all
gates
have
the
same
schedule
though)
--
winter:
6-20h,
summer:
6-22h.
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