Jardins do Palácio de Cristal

After our wonderful lunch we decided we should probably do a bit of exercise and so we headed off to Jardins Palácio de Cristal, a garden that has views back to the centre of Porto and down the Douro River. It was nice to take a slow walk through an area we haven’t been to before and take in the lovely sights and architecture and tiles!

The gardens are very nice and full of peacocks, geese, ducks and chooks - yes chooks. I must admit they do look a bit out of place in a very formal and manicured garden, but they were quite posh ones. The views were also very nice indeed.Read more