What are the best gardens of port?

"The port is not known AS a CITY of parks and gardens, despite its city park being the largest in the country. But there are many, of all sizes, and they have many happy moments. What would be the port without the Botanical Garden, the garden of Crystal Palace or Casa de Serralves? Or the Cordoaria garden, the green carpet that unfolds at the foot of the Torre dos Clérigos, the ex-libris of the city?

We learned in school that the trees renew the air we breathe, give shade and freshness, shelter the birds, and many even give fruits that we can eat. Utilities. But don't explain how is absolutely necessary for our happiness dive in these samples of nature in the middle of town, living with green, being close to these peaceful giants that we transmit peace with his strength property.

A slow walk through a garden begins by arresting our attention on things that don't "see" every day: powerful trunks, leaves almost transparent, colored petals, flower Center where land bees. A spider makes a Web, the leaves whisper in the air, the birds flutter and sing. Walking through the garden alheamo us of our own existence and become observers of a world that is balanced and perfect.

In the garden of the Crystal Palace, the City turns into a rumor in the distance, the houses along the river that runs underneath the bridge where they spend, without noise, toy carts.

Silenced the Bell

What gets to me now is the eco

Das flores

The Botanical Garden, the catos empertigam into hard peaks on a bed of stones. There are nooks

boxwood well-treated involving roses and dahlias, a green wall separating the garden cafeteria where they strolled past the poetess Sophia de Mello Breyner and Ruben a.

The grass around the Lakes of Parque da Cidade is a fresh mattress that the ducks also like to enjoy. Stretched out in the Sun, it's hard not to have warm thoughts and calm, feel happiness up for fingers and smile unwittingly. There the background awaits the sea and the hustle and bustle of the beach cafes, but the best part is it take to get there, taking the long way, Earth, amidst trees and flowers.

The water is so cold

How can the Seagull

Fall Asleep?

The Casa de Serralves Foundation has a multifaceted Park where we can read a book on the grass, go through a tunnel of liquidâmbares or admire an alentejan olive tree with about 1500 years. There's always a quiet corner where he discovers the beauty of eucalyptus flower symmetric, or the leaves of Hazel. A rosary disciplined stretches near the tea house and the queues of Heather bring the mountains to the city.

The garden of St. Lazarus, the oldest of the port, the Jardim da Cordoaria, Carregal or of the virtues are only a few more moments of peace and green. There are gardens scattered throughout the city, and to meet them will need own vehicle â€" or to rent a car.

For those who have little time, it is recommended one morning in the City Park, which offers the rare opportunity to finish the tour with your feet in the sea, and reserve the afternoon to stroll in the gardens of the Crystal Palace, which offers some superb views of Gaia and the Douro River, until sunset.

Shall cease the day

But not the corner

The skylark

Find a list of parks and gardens of the port here. ”

Travel journalist, Ana Isabel Martinez has published in Portuguese magazines as the big story, around the world and Routes, Destinations and Spanish &, like Discover and the Altair. Right now she dedicates herself with equal interest to travel and vegetarian food, regularly publishing the findings and oddities in site Landscape eaters. Is the Green Savers reader and writes regularly here.

(The haikus are Japanese zen poet Matsuo Basho, withdrawn from the Lone dew Taste followed by the narrow path, published by Assyrian & Alvim.)

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