Pope Francis Park

Parque Tejo was created in Parque das Nações, Lisbon, following the International Exhibition of 1998, based on the idea of re-establishing the environmental quality of the Tagus riverfront.^[1]

Pope Francis Park
Parque Tejo
Parque Papa Francisco
Mouth of the Trancão River with Pope Francis Park and the Vasco da Gama Bridge in the background
Type	Municipal
Location	Parque das Nações, Lisbon
Coordinates	38°47′4.06″N 9°5′34.48″W
Status	Open all year

In 2023, it was renovated under the supervision of the architect António Maria Braga^[2], renamed "Campo da Graça" during World Youth Day 2023, and to Parque Papa Francisco ("Pope Francis Park") in July 2025.^[3][4] On 24 July 2025, it hosted the opening ceremony of the 16th World Scout Moot, with thousands of Rover Scouts camping before heading out on routes across Portugal ahead of a reunion in Cortegaça, Ovar a week later.^[5][6]

Birdwatching

The Parque do Tejo area is a prime spot for waterfowl watching in the city of Lisbon.^[7] It is possible to observe:

• squeaks, dark-winged and yellow-legged gulls, pairs of mallards and teals, millerangs and tailorbills;
• Dozens of cormorants, herons, spoonbills, egrets, fusiliers, sandpipers and gray plovers can often be seen on the bridge pillars.