Jardins do Palácio Marquês de Pombal

The Gardens of the Palácio Marquês de Pombal, in Oeiras, form with the palace, the Casa da Pesca and the adjoining cascade a complex classified as a National Monument. They emerged within the context of the recreational estate linked to Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, in an 18th-century project that combined residence, garden and agricultural production. The intervention is generally associated with Carlos Mardel, an architect linked to the Pombaline reconstruction of Lisbon. The Ribeira da Laje crosses the space and helped to structure canals, bridges, tanks and cascades, integrating water into the landscape composition. In the gardens, statues, marble busts, low walls and stairways clad in tiles stand out. Between terraces, lake, Casa da Pesca and Cascata dos Poetas, the ensemble reveals an idea of aristocratic leisure shaped by order, decoration and the scenic command of water.