at a glance

The Jardins do Palácio (gardens of the palace) are rich with blossoming flowers, greenery, caves and ponds, as well as fountain, a gazebo and statues.

designed by french landscaper auguste françois marie glaziou and later intervened by paul villon, the garden of catete palace breathes history.

The features stand in opposition to classical French gardens, which were composed around the principles of symmetry and geometric precision. There is also a cinema situated in the gardens which offers visitors the most recent and popular films in a uniquely decadent setting.

The landscape is dreamy and romantic, designed in the style of English Gardens of the period, which aimed to replicate and reproduce natural features and scenery.