Rafael Alves – Sintra

Sintra

(The old Moorish city)

Sintra is a town in Sintra Municipality in Portugal, located in the Grande Lisboa subregion and the Lisbon Region.

Sintra has become a major tourist attraction, with many day-trippers visiting from Lisbon.  ThoseAttractions wich include the fabulous Pena Palace and the Castelo dos Mouros ( Moorish castel) with a fabulous view of the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, and the summer residence of the kings of Portugal and aristocracy for more than 600 years Palácio Nacional de Sintra . The Sintra Mountain Range, one of the largest parks in the Lisbon area, (Serra de Sintra) is also a major tourist attraction. Where you can see the mother nature of this place will never exist elsewhere in the world.

Cultural Landscape of Sintra

Was considered world Heritage Site for the “Cultural Landscape of Sintra”.

It includes:

• Sintra National Palace
• Seteais Palace

• Castle of the Moors (Castelo dos Mouros). was built by the Moors in the 8th and 9th centuries and its walls wind themselves like a small Chinese wall round the rock ridges.  From the towers and walls one has a spectacular outlook onto the city and its surroundings.

Monserrate Palace

Quinta da Regaleira

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Pena National Palace

It is one of the most important examples of regal architecture in Portugal and for that reason is classified as a National Monument.

Gastronomy

This village has some much appreciated food specialties, such as biscuits regional “pillows”, the lamb, and the famous cupcakes of Sintra.