Also known as Oriente, Parque das Nacoes occupies the site of the 1998 Expo and is now Lisbon's modern quarter — wide promenades, contemporary architecture, and the Oceanario de Lisboa, one of the largest aquariums in Europe. The bus and rail stations are here, and the Metro's Oriente stop is the last one convenient to the camino.
The park along the Rio Tejo provides the first green space since leaving the city centre. Services line the promenade to your left, slightly off the camino. Between here and Azambuja the camino runs largely through industrial areas and along roads — not the most scenic walking.
If you planned on skipping any part, this is the logical place: turn left toward Oriente station and take the commuter train to Azambuja. It costs about 4 euros, runs every 30 minutes, and takes less than an hour.
Well marked but not much to look at, the camino turns inland at Sacavém. The park ends in a parking lot and follows a wide joggers path along the canal.You will follow this canal inland, around a heavily developed hillside along the Rio Trancao, and then back to the Rio Tajo near Póvoa.
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