Photos taken by GregW

The Traitors Gate at Moorish Castle

The traitors gate is thought to be a secret passage for escape or to bring in reinforcements undetected. It is called a traitors gate after the fact that in other castles and prisons, similar doors were used for traitors to enter.

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Statue of the Warrior at Park of Pena

Bronze statue built by Ernesto Rusconi in 1848. Thought to represent the king as defender of Portugal.

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Stairs in the Narrow Medieval Streets in Sintra

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Spout at Fountain Mourisca

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Sintra Town Hall

designed by Adaes Bermudes and built between 1906 and 1909 in the neo-manueline style

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Sintra Town Hall from a distance

designed by Adaes Bermudes and built between 1906 and 1909 in the neo-manueline style

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Royal Palace of Sintra from above

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)

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Red and Yellow Buildings in Sintra

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Queens Fern Valley at Park of Pena

Collection of ferns planeted in a valley with special conditions, surrounded by deciduous trees. Felt very Jurassic Park in there.

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Paths at Park of Pena

The park surrounding the Palace of Pena was built with trees and plants from around the world.

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Onion dome and fog beyond at Palace of Pena

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.

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Narrow Medieval Streets in Sintra

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Mossy steps along Castle walls at Moorish Castle

The base of the walls date back to medieval times, but 19th century on the top.

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Moosy castle walls at Moorish Castle

The base of the walls date back to medieval times, but 19th century on the top.

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Misty Paths coming down from Moorish Castle

Foggy, rainy and slippery.

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Misty Paths coming down from Moorish Castle

Foggy, rainy and slippery.

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Main facade tiled front at Palace of Pena side-view

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.

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Main Facade tiled front at Palace of Pena

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.

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Looking out from the Temple of the Columns at Park of Pena

built in 1840. Small temple serving as a viewpoint over the Palace (though exactly how you can see it through the fog and heavy foliage is beyond me). Built on the site of a chapel dedicated to St. Anthony.

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Knights Quarters walls at Moorish Castle

May have been the guard house. The original structure had 3 floors.

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Knights Quarters Tree at Moorish Castle

May have been the guard house. The original structure had 3 floors.

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Hans Christen Andersens House

Hans Christian Anderson, who called the town the “most beautiful place in Portugal,”

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Greg at Moorish Castle

Almost got blown off the battlements due to the wind, but was able to hold on long enough to a kindly stranger to snap this photo.

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Garden of the Queen at Park of Pena

Former vegetable garden and 16th century orchard of a monastery on the site, was transformed into a garden in honour of queen Dona Amelia.

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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Fountain at Royal Palace of Sintra

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)

• Date: 8 November 2009
• Photographer: GregW: gallery
• Location: Sintra, Portugal: gallery
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