Sintra

Quick Facts

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Coordinates

• Latitude: 38.796691
• Longitude: -9.386389

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Introduction

Quinta da Regaleira, Sintra

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Located as it is within an easy 30 km from Lisbon, Sintra is one of Portugal's most popular attractions. It's a small village listed on the World Heritage list for its Romantic 19th century architecture.^[1] Even before the 19th century, Sintra was a popular vacation escape for the Portuguese monarchy and aristocracy, who added their mark to the landscape by building wonderful palaces (among them two royal ones), chalets and a castle.

Sintra can be visited in an one day trip, catching a 45 minute train from Lisbon, or you can stay in the vilage for 2 or more days in one of the many guests house in and around the vilage.

See and Do

The highlights of Sintra are its landscape and historical monuments. There are some monuments that shouldn't be missed, like the Pena Palace, the Quinta da Regaleira, the National Palace of Sintra, the Monserrate Palace, the Convent of Capuchos, the Moorish Castle and the view from the Seteais Palace.

Quinta da Regaleira

The Quinta da Regaleira is a unique monument that was designed by Luigi Manini (Count of Fagagna) and was owned by Carvalho Monteiro.