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Creepy....
Site of Expo 98
Site of Expo 98
Vasco Da Gama tower shaped like a sail to honour the explorer. Currently closed as they build an additional structure. Tacking on a 5 star hotel.
Vasco Da Gama tower shaped like a sail to honour the explorer. Currently closed as they build an additional structure. Tacking on a 5 star hotel.
Vasco Da Gama tower shaped like a sail to honour the explorer. Currently closed as they build an additional structure. Tacking on a 5 star hotel.
Site of Expo 98, now a bunch of restaurants with ice cold beer, among other offerings.
Cable car running along the water front
site of Expo 98
The Arabic green flag in the foreground says Sintra. Not a real used flag, but “idealised to symbolise the origins of the castle.
Military fort believed to date back to the 9th century and the period of Arab occupation. It served as an excellent observation post for monitoring the coastline
Exuberant creation of Fernando of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, consort of Queen Maria II. It is the most striking example of Romantic architecture in Portugal, notable for its eclectic decorative style.
Military fort believed to date back to the 9th century and the period of Arab occupation. It served as an excellent observation post for monitoring the coastline
Military fort believed to date back to the 9th century and the period of Arab occupation. It served as an excellent observation post for monitoring the coastline
Exuberant creation of Fernando of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, consort of Queen Maria II. It is the most striking example of Romantic architecture in Portugal, notable for its eclectic decorative style.
Above a doorway at the Palace, a statue of Triton. It is an "allegorical gateway of the Creation. Half-man half-fish figure" according to the literature
Walking up towards the Moorish Castle along Rua Marchal Saldanha
The Palace stands in the historic centre of Sintra and comprises portions built at different times. The building has its origins in the earliest Palace of the wallis, the Moorish governors of Sintra (9th Century)
Tower of Regolio - clock tower in the centre of Sintra
Exuberant creation of Fernando of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, consort of Queen Maria II. It is the most striking example of Romantic architecture in Portugal, notable for its eclectic decorative style.