Monteiro-Mor Botanical Park
In Lumiar, 11 hectares of lakes, woodland, orchard and historic garden laid out in the 18th century by Domenico Vandelli.
Monteiro-Mor Botanical Park – National Costume Museum
In Lumiar, beside the Angeja-Palmela Palace, a former country retreat on the outskirts of Lisbon, the Monteiro-Mor Botanical Park is the garden attached to the National Costume Museum, with which it shares its entrance on Largo Júlio de Castilho. It was created in the 18th century to a design by the Italian naturalist Domenico Vandelli and now covers some 11 hectares of lakes, meadows, secluded corners and paths. The walk crosses several distinct settings: the historic garden beside the palace, the botanical nursery, an orchard, the kitchen garden and the woodland. Among its notable trees is the first Araucaria heterophylla known in mainland Portugal. The museum housed in the palace, opened in 1977, holds some 40,000 items of dress and accessories from the 18th century to the present day, but it is temporarily closed to the public; the park remains open at the usual times, with its own ticket. Museum and park now belong to Museus e Monumentos de Portugal, and the garden opens from Tuesday to Sunday, with a lunchtime break.
Located at: Museus e Monumentos de Portugal
Address: Largo Júlio de Castilho, 1600-483 Lisboa
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-18:00 (closed on Mondays and on 1 Jan, Easter Sunday, 1 May, 13 Jun and 25 Dec); the National Costume Museum is temporarily closed
Phone: +351 217 567 620
Coordinates: 38.775163, -9.164985
Buses: 703, 768, 736, 796, 41B, 717, 40B, 45B
Metro: Lumiar (Yellow), Ameixoeira (Yellow)
