After a great absence in the blogosphere, today I bring you a very good example of a river front regeneration.
The Vila Franca de Xira municipality has surprised me several times in recent years. One of my discoveries took place during the spring of 2012: the Tagus Linear Park.
Work begun at the end of 2011, and when I visited it for the first time was still under construction, but it can now be [almost] fully enjoyed. Located near industrial areas, this park, which regenerated part of the river front, occupies an area of 15,5 ha and presents several leisure and recreational possibilities, such as walking and cycling paths that run along streams and drainage ditches, platforms for fishing, shelters, picnic areas, a volleyball court and a playground.
The landscape design was created by
Topiaris – Arquitectura Paisagista and the area built next to Praia dos Pescadores, designed by
Difusor de Arquitectura, presents a solution with recycled maritime containers painted in white and partially clad with wood. Here we can find the Center for Environmental and Landscape Interpretation (not yet working in this location), a coffee shop and the bathrooms.
This is a different and very pleasant setting where these winter sunny days, though cold, radiate a fascinating light and brightness.
You can see here a video of the park filmed with a drone, produced and edited by João MorgadoAna
