SECRET SPOT / January
Words by Līga Vaļko
Photos courtesy of
Teresa C. Freitas
Point of view
Where to
go in Lisbon, according to influencer
Teresa C. Freitas
Fly to
Lisbon
from
89
€
one way
Teresa C. Freitas
instagram.com/teresacfreitas/
Number of followers: 124k
Teresa C. Freitas studied multimedia
art in college. This was where she first
became acquainted with photography
from a theoretical perspective. Her
father was also a photographer in his
college days, and she grew up around
photography. Later, Freitas mastered
new media design and started out as a
designer with a camera. However, she
quickly realised that she got many more
content projects from Instagram than
from her work as a freelance graphic
designer. Freitas is now 28 years old.
My secret spot
‘My secret spot is not difficult to
access. But for some inexplicable
reason, it has remained unknown
to almost everyone, including
locals. The special view of the
bridge gives Lisbon an authentic
feel, and it’s the twin of San Fran-
cisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.
‘Find the roundabout that
connects Rua Gil Vicente and
Calçada de Santo Amaro in
Alcântara. There you’ll notice a
circular chapel that seems to have
no entrance. It’s called the Santo
Amaro Chapel. Go around it, and
you’ll be wowed by a privileged
view of the bridge and a beautiful
patterned mosaic floor made of
traditional Portuguese pavement
stones. The chapel is quite beauti-
ful inside and very different from
other chapels in Portugal.’
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Portas do Sol viewpoint
Other locations to
check out:
• Jardim do Torel – relatively
tourist-free and one of the best
landscapes in town.
• Portas do Sol viewpoint –
overlooks the river and the
rooftops of Alfama.
• Panorâmico de Monsanto
viewpoint – an abandoned
restaurant building with a
fantastic view.