THE BEST Sights and Attractions in Sintra

🏛️ Sights and Attractions in Sintra

• Pena Palace — The Pena Palace is a Romanticist palace in São Pedro de Penaferrim, in the municipality of Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera. The castle stands on the top of a hill in the Sintra Mountains above the town of Sintra, and on a clear day it can be easily seen from Lisbon and much of
• Castelo dos Mouros — The Castle of the Moors is a hilltop medieval castle located in the central Portuguese civil parish of Santa Maria e São Miguel, in the municipality of Sintra, about 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Lisbon. Built by the Moors in the 8th and 9th centuries, it was an important strategic
• Quinta da Regaleira — is a quinta constructed from 1904 to '10 and located near the historic centre of Sintra, Portugal. It is classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO within the "Cultural Landscape of Sintra". Along with the other palaces in the area such as the Quinta do Rel
• Palácio Nacional de Sintra — The Palace of Sintra, also called Town Palace, is located in the town of Sintra, in the Lisbon District of Portugal. It is a present-day historic house museum.
• Monserrate Palace — The Monserrate Palace is a palatial villa located near Sintra, the traditional summer resort of the Portuguese court in the foothills overlooking the Atlantic Ocean north west of the capital, Lisbon.
• Cabo da Roca — or Cape Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost point of the Sintra Mountain Range, of mainland Portugal, of continental Europe, and of the Eurasian landmass. Situated in the municipality of Sintra, near Azóia, to the west of Lisbon. Notably, the point includes a
• Convento dos Capuchos — A tiny 16th-century Franciscan monastery built into the Sintra forest, with cork-lined cells and moss-covered walls. A place of extreme simplicity and contemplation.
• Vila Sassetti — A 19th-century Italianate villa and gardens near the Pena Park entrance, with walking paths connecting to the Moorish Castle.
• Povoado do Murtal — is an archaeological site in Sintra. It is located in the Carcavelos e Parede neighborhood.
• CriArte — is an arts centre in Sintra. It is located in the Carcavelos e Parede neighborhood.
• Necrópole Medieval da Igreja de São Vicente de Alcabideche — is an archaeological site in Sintra. It is located in the Alcabideche neighborhood.
• Necrópole Pré-histórica do Vale de São Martinho — is an archaeological site in Sintra. It is located in the Sintra - Santa Maria neighborhood.
• Museu Anjos Teixeira — The Church of Our Lady of the Angels, more commonly known simply as Igreja dos Anjos, is a Roman Catholic parish church located in Lisbon, Portugal.