The Tagus Linear Park combines two different typologies of spaces: a single multifunctional area named Praia Dos Pescadores (“Fishermen’s Beach”), set by the riverside within a former sand deposit, and 6 km of pedestrian trails associated with dirt roads, waterlines banks (streams and drainage ditches), which converge to Praia dos Pescadores, coming from urban and natural areas.
Tagus Linear Park
Topiaris Landscape Architecture designed in Póvoa de Santa Iria, Portugal, Tagus Linear Park, combining a multifunctional area with 6 kilometers pedestrian rails.
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- 17 June 2014
- Póvoa de Santa Iria
The connection between the beach and natural areas is made through a 700 m long raised wooden path by which a Bird Observatory built from old pallets can be reached.
Tagus Linear Park, Póvoa de Santa Iria, Portugal
Program: park
Landscape Architects: Topiaris landscape architecture
Authors: Luis Ribeiro, Teresa Barão, Catarina Viana
Design Team: Ana Lemos, Elsa Calhau, João Oliveira, Rita Salgado, Sara Coelho
Architects: Atelier Difusor de Arquitectura
Author: Olavo Dias
Design Team: Pedro Santos, Sérgio Marques, António Marciano
Client: Municipality of Vila Franca de Xira
Area: 15 ha
Completion: July 2013