Freedom Park
Hillside public park of winding paths, mossy boulders, old cedars and a small skating rink.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Freedom Park in Sintra starts with a single word in its name and the town that bought an old palace garden in the nineteen thirties to give itself a public park. It brings in President Carmona, the dictator Salazar, and the families who walked these paths for decades. Best heard at the entrance on Volta do Duche before you start the climb.
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