Miradouro de Santa Catarina

The Santa Catarina Viewpoint, in Lisbon, is also known as the Jardim do Alto de Santa Catarina or the Jardim do Adamastor. Built in 1883, it opens over the Tagus estuary, the 25 April Bridge and the rooftops of the former parish of São Paulo. The space combines a small garden with a wide terrace, where the city is observed towards the river. Its most striking presence is the sculpture of Adamastor, inaugurated on 10 June 1927 on the initiative of Lisbon City Council. The figure, created by Luís de Camões in “The Lusiads”, symbolises the Cape of Storms and the fears associated with Atlantic navigation. Between garden, literature and maritime horizon, the viewpoint turns a view over Lisbon into a visible memory of the Portuguese epic imagination.