This sloping garden does not really tempt you to walk out onto the lawn - so it is not so much a public park as mere decoration and backdrop to the surroundings and the monument. The square/garden is strategically situated next to the Bolsa Palace, below a covered market and there are several churches and museums in the surroundings. The monument in its center displays the statue of Prince Henry known as the Navigator who was born in a small street just at the south of the square - the Casa do Infante which is now a museum (well worth visiting!). The area was previously part of a convent of Dominicans; with the abolishment of religious orders in 1834 it was converted into the garden located in the center of modern monumental buildings of the late 19th century.

Very pleasant little park were you will find lots of people relaxing and taking a rest with the dominating statue of Prince Henry the navigator standing tall and pointing the way overseas.