Quinta da Arealva — Attraction in Almada

Also randomly stumbled across it and is very fun to explore!

I can't figure out what it is exactly, seems like some sort of port side liquid storage facility. Fuel perhaps? Weird to see concrete and internally tiled square built in tanks EVERYWHERE plus concrete bays which must have been used as warehousing. Seems most wooden structure is just slowly rotting away but there's a fair amount of it charred but only burnt around 50% through, suggesting firefighters put it out. This could well be the reason the place (facility?) got abandoned. Plenty of collapsed roofs, broken glass, broken roof tiles, collapsed wooden supports, collapsed concrete, stripped electrical cabling with no copper/aluminium left behind, general rubbish EVERWHERE, was expecting to find some camping homeless but not even any signs of them having slept anywhere around the place. Oh and great view at night. Had a sit on the collapsed somewhat pier to have a drink and watch the San Francisco sister bridge plus city on the other side. No one else was around when I was there at 9PM on a Tuesday night (winter). Not even any pigeons or seagulls around, weird and probably a bit eerie to some. But I very much enjoyed it as you can probably tell! Lots of levels as well as ground area to explore, a good...

The walls of these modern ruins are full of graffiti. If you are up and able for some alternative urban exploration then venture over to this side of the river. It's off the usual tourist path, but some other people made the hike down at the same time as us.

There's a good view of the bridge from here.

Be careful walking around as the buildings are old and obviously not in a good state.

Sunset is probably nice from here. Would not recommend coming at night though as it's not safe.

You can walk from here to the ferry terminal to get back to Lisbon.

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Under King Pedro II's reign, the Fonte da Pipa fort was built in the area. It was abandoned during the last quarter of the 18th century, a time when several Pombaline style buildings were comissioned by vineyard owners from Ginjal. Since the 18th century, Quinta da Arealva has held one of the region's most prolific cooperage industries, with all of it belonging - up until recently - to the "Sociedade Vinícola Sul de Portugal", a wine...