The best road cycling routes around Frielas

The elevator to the top of the tower, with its fantastic view, costs 10 euros. There's a bar at the top with exorbitant prices.

Groups often perform small concerts or dance events under the wonderful prestressed concrete ceiling.

Ingenious: you have to look closely to see what kind of junk the Lynx is made of.

The Portuguese Pavilion at the 1998 World's Fair (Expo'98), begun in 1995 and completed in 1998, housed the Portuguese national representation at that event and remains in operation to this day. The project was developed by architect Álvaro Siza Vieira. The building's entrance area is a large plaza covered by an imposing prestressed concrete canopy, based on the concept of a sheet of paper resting on two bricks, opening the space to the city to host the various events that a venue of this scale hosts. https://pt.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavilh%C3%A3o_de_Portugal

Right next to the giant Iberian Lynx sculpture in Parque das Nações—created by street artist Bordalo II from recycled plastic—there’s a hidden spot most visitors overlook. If you turn your back to the lynx and stroll toward the Vasco da Gama Tower, you’ll find a quiet bench with a sweeping view of the Tagus and the park’s striking modern architecture. It’s a rare place where you can take in both the wild, colorful street art and the calm of the river at the same time. Hardly any tourists stop here, which makes it perfect for catching your breath or snapping a unique photo.

Can't agree that the Expo 98 area has already fallen into disrepair, quite the contrary, it is one of the most well maintained areas of the Lisbon city. There are places where some maintenance should be done, but it is far from fallen into disrepair. The International Exhibition Expo'98 - Lisbon took place in 1998, with a focus on the oceans and their future importance. Several exceptional structures were built for the event, and one of the most spectacular was the Portuguese National Pavilion, which includes a parabolic arched membrane slab roof cast in Lightweight Concrete (LWAC). The canopy dimensions are 65m x 50m, and the slab thickness is 20 cm. Project authorship: Architect Siza Vieira

Better go this way if it's raining or it has rained recently, you can go back to the Caminho just after a few Kms, avoiding a lot of mud.

publication of the royal charter of 26 July 1811, which, in order to mitigate the devastating effects of the French invasions, prescribed, among many other measures, the distribution of seeds to farmers in order to re-establish cereal production. The Real Celeiro was active for over sixty years, between 1812 and 1873, but, quoting Guilherme Henriques, “it died, like all good institutions, annihilated by abuses”. The City Council now holds the archive of the old Celeiro, which, although not very voluminous, nevertheless allows us to reconstruct almost the entire history of this important local institution of the 19th century. Commissioned to be rebuilt by the Municipality of Alenquer in 2002, it opened its doors as the Wine Museum and headquarters of the Lisbon Wine Route in 2006. Its interior was remodeled and its museology project renewed at the end of 2018, and it reopened its doors to visitors in February 2019. (Source: www.alenquer.pt)