• Peacocks and roosters roam free across the lawns, and park wardens ask visitors not to feed them, so keep snacks in the bag
• A wood of big old trees shades much of the park, a useful break from the sun on hot afternoons
• Castro Guimarães palace museum sits inside the grounds, an easy add-on before or after the playground

Parque Marechal Carmona joins the old Gandarinha estate with the gardens of the Castro Guimarães palace, now a museum. Peacocks, roosters and ducks wander the paths and lawns, and a stretch of the Ribeira dos Mochos stream and small lakes run through a wood of big old trees.

Kids get a playground, a picnic area and a field for traditional games, with a café close by.