I highly recommend going early in the morning (before 11 am) since it gets very crowded easily. It is an amazing property surrounded by greenery, great to visit and take amazing pictures. The main fountain is the best spot, and threfore you have to queue to get your picture there. The entrance is completely free, but the first floor has a 10 R fee (totally worth it). There is an amazing restaurant at the back, with very good food and reasonable prices (regular service though).

Nice spot to visit, liked walking around the greenery and the cafe was reasonably priced to relax and have a beer. The annoying thing is the large photo queues that build because the selfie obsessed generation like to think they are glamour models and cause congestion while they want their boyfriends to take vast numbers of photos of them on the pool edge pulling stuoid poses. Take a couple of pics and move on politely!!

One of the few places called "must see". Fantastic views and location. In addition to the nearby botanical garden, educational paths in the park and the surrounding Atlantic forest, it only creates a whole. I highly recommend it, although you have to take into account the possible increased tourist traffic. Currently, in the period of pandemic restrictions, visiting the palace itself is limited to 100 people at a time, but you can register a visit online, which significantly improves your stay. You will not spend much time in the palace itself because it is a small building without additional attractions and the two cafeterias inside, even by local standards, have quite average service. However, just seeing the palace should be entered as a mandatory point on the route of visiting the area. Ther is a toilet but rather to be used in emergency only 😉. I recommend

Beautiful park with a large native forest area. The lush jackfruit trees and the royal palms line the entire area, that includes grottos, old ruins and a beautiful museum/chateau. This building is the main attraction of the park, with a decadent pool in an inner patio adorned with neoclassic columns and a beautiful view to the Corcovado, the Christ the Redeemer’s hill. The entire experience is free, but inside the chateau there is actually a cafe that is a bit overpriced. Skip it. The downsize to the entire experience: it is über crowded, so plan in advance; booking a reservation with at least 10 days (via their website) would be the smartest thing to do.

This was an awful experience in Rio, turns out this place is a cafe/restaurant as well and the only possible way to visit it is with a prior reservation. There wasn’t any information at all about that so I went directly and they denied me the entrance… once I was there I went online quickly to try to reserve any possible spot and the next available options was 1 week after… time I wouldn’t be in Rio since I’m only vacationing for some days…staff was super rude and unfriendly. I wasn’t interested in having food there, I just needed 2 mins to take a picture and leave. Seems like the restaurant took over the place and if you don’t reserve and consume with them you can’t visit it.

Parque Lage is such a cute little place that just put the cherry on top of my visit to Rio. It is such a hidden gem and is located in the Botanical Gardens, near the city centre. The gardens themselves are worth a visit and are rich in beauty in reference to the vast diversity of trees, flowers and monkey. Parque Lage hosts a stunning pool, museum and art exhibits, a library and a restaurant. The restaurant is expensive for Brazil's standards, but the food looked of a great quality and in a stunning setting. The aesthetics of the place is so endearing and I recommend this place as a must see.

The timed admission to the Palace is not really any value added if you get a snack in the cafe. It is used as an active art school, so only really two rooms to visit that aren’t modern art classrooms. The roof is accessible, but only with a purchase from the gift shop. Your time is much better spent exploring the “caves” and “castle” that are great for adventurous children, but keep an eye on them since they are built to non-existent safety standards. Not dangerous, just not dummy-proof.

A friend of mine had uploaded some picture a few weeks back of Parque Lage and I wanted to be there too and take the same pictures... but because of the cloud coverage I wasn't able to enjoy it as much. I recommend this place as a great location to visit when there are no low clouds so you are able to see Christ the Redeemer. The Christ sits atop 710 meter high mountain and the Parque Lage sits at the bottom. SO the views are incredible.

A very nicely arranged park, with nice greenery, a piece of history and additional attractions. It's free! In the park you will find a Palace with a garden and a coffeehouse, the ruins of a castle tower, an artificial grotto, a building with aquariums, a pond, a playground for children, and there is also an entrance to the hiking trail to the top of Corcovado. Each of these places has received or will soon receive a separate review with photos. In my opinion, it's worth planning a few hours here. The most difficult to get to the palace, you need a ticket, which is free, but there is a limited number of visitors. Palacete + Plage Café Torre do castelinho / Ruínas Grutas Aquário Lago das Fadas Trilha Parque Lage - Corcovado

Beautiful building! Stopped here for a look around and some lunch, both really nice but does it busy! (Lots of people queuing for photos). It is worth going to the top of the building to see views of the Christ the redeemer.