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Pacos do Concelho de Sintra Volta do Duche, Sintra, 2710 |
The beginning of the Sintra's railroad services in 1889 brought some changes to the urban layout of the village. A new district was built, the D. Estefânia, and the Paços do Concelho building was also built,... more
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Padrao dos Descobrimentos Avenida de Brasilia, Belem, Lisbon, 1400-038 |
Padrão dos Descobrimentos (Monument to the Discoveries) The Padrao dos Descobrimentos was completed as a model for the Portuguese world exhibition and erected on the bank of the Tagus in its current form in 1960. The off... more
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Palacete dos Marqueses de Pombal Rua das Janelas Verdes, n 37-39, Santos-o-Velho, Lisbon, 1249-017 |
: Had the Baroque continued to evolve as a style of garden layout, instead of being supplanted by the landscape park, a plentiful crop of Rococco gardens would have been made. Pombal Palace gardens show what might have h... more
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Palacio da Pena Estrada da Pena, Sintra, 2710 |
Lisbon Coast Lisbon Sintra - Treasures (| Español | Français | Português | ) - Pena National Palace - The walk is long (a climb of about 30 minutes from the Old Town to the palace), but it is worth the effort, as the vis... more
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Palacio de Monserrate Estrada de Monserrate, Sintra, 2710-405 |
This Palace and gardens is located 4Km away from Sintra city center. The history of Monserrate goes back to the times when Portugal was dominated by the moors. In those times, a moor knight lived on the hill where the pa... more
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Palacio de Seteais 10 Rua Barbosa do Bocage, Sintra, 2710-517 |
Nowadays a 5-star hotel, Seteais Palace was built in the last quarter of the 18th Century by Daniel Gildemeester, at the time Dutch Consul in Portugal, this palace was given its present form after the enlargement works c... more
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Palacio Nacional de Sintra Praca da Republica, Largo Rainha D. Amelia, Sintra, 2710 |
Easily mistaken for a glaringly misplaced energy plant of some sort, the conical twin white chimneys of the Palácio Nacional de Sintra (Sintra Palace) are the town's most recognizable landmarks. Under those chimne... more
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Palacio Palmela N140, Rua da Escola Politecnica, Lisboa, 1294 |
This small urban palace was constructed in 1792 using the remnants of the glorious Basílica da Estrela (the Great Basilica of Lisbon). Acquired in 1977 by the Ministry of Justice, it has been used since then as th... more
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Palacio Valencas 1 Rua Visconde de Monserrate, Sintra, 2710 |
Côte de Lisbonne Lisbonne Sintra - Trésors (| English | Español | Português | ) - Palácio Valenças - One of the first great monuments of Sintra´s historical zone, the Palácio Valenças is a building from the 18th century... more
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Parque da Pena Estrada da Pena, Sintra, 2710 |
Historical references to the place where the Park of Pena is located go back to the 14th century when a small chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Pena, (an early Portuguese word for rock), was possibly built there. In 1503 t... more
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