Castles and palaces in Sintra beyond the Palacio da Pena

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Sintra Castles and palaces in Sintra. By NickMo Visiting Sintra leaves no one indifferent. It seems that we are arriving at an enchanted town with its palaces and castles, surrounded by immense green nature that gives an even more special touch to the entire setting. With luck, you can arrive on a foggy day, very common in this microclimate, whose gloom gives it a magical and mysterious atmosphere. Here we can travel to the past, when there were no cars, and imagine the silence broken only by the singing of birds, the voices of people in the distance or the passing of horses and carts. Sintra was a refuge for kings, queens and other courtly figures. At the gates of the capital - about 30 minutes from Lisbon - it was the destination of the Portuguese nobility and elites, and its romantic architecture is witness to that noble past.

A visit to Sintra should include a tour of its alleys, where you can discover charming corners and period buildings, as well as a visit to the different palaces and idyllic gardens erected in the surroundings. Pena Palace Pena Palace. By Jose Colombia Mobile Number List Ignacio Soto Surely you have already read and seen photos of the Pena Palace , the bookplate of Sintra and the most visited palace in the country. There is no way to escape this marvel of architecture and the greatest exponent of 19th century romanticism in Portugal. Its colors, the mix of architectural styles, its imposing height of the mountain range, make the Pena Palace a unique and special monument. But Sintra - Europe's first Cultural Landscape , classified by UNESCO in 1995 - has much more to offer.



Palaces, castles, stately homes and chalets , all surrounded by forests and lush gardens, are not far behind the famous Pena Palace. And, since they are less known, you can enjoy them more peacefully and without hundreds of tourists around you. Castle of the Mouros Sintra Castle dos Mouros. By NickMo Dominating the Sintra mountain range, and with an irregular configuration, it is a fortification built around the 10th century after the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula, being expanded after the Christian reconquest. These are two belts of walls that irregularly outline the granite blocks of the mountain range, between rocks and on steep cliffs. Along the wall it is possible to see Sintra, the Pena Palace and the extensive plain to the north towards the Atlantic Ocean.