While many of Lisbon’s other viewpoints mostly attract tourists, Miradouro da Graça in the neighborhood of Graça is still a popular meeting point for locals, thanks to its kiosk café. It serves refreshments and offers places to sit and admire the view in the shade of pine trees.
The castle is seen to the left, overlooking the city below, a view that’s always been a favorite of artists, who are sometimes seen drawing or painting it.
Although everyone calls it Miradouro da Graça, which means Graça’s viewpoint, but the official name is Miradouro Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, a poet who spent many of her days admiring the city from this spot. Her bust still does that, and one of her poems is displayed on a wall.
Hop off to the stop called Graça, to explore this beautiful viewpoint.