Category Archives: Sintra
Pena National Palace – Sintra
Placed only 30min from Lisbon, The Palace of Pena in Sintra remains on a rough top, which is the second most elevated point in the Sintra slopes (the main spot higher than the royal residence itself is the Cruz Alta, 528 meters above ocean level). The castle is arranged in the eastern piece of the […]
Best Castle in Europe 2015 – Pena Palace – Sintra
In 2015, EBD considered Pena Palace in Sintra (Lisbon – Portugal), the Most Beautiful Castle in Europe. Found in the Sintra slopes, the Park and Palace of Pena are the tree grown foods of King Ferdinand II’s inventive virtuoso and the best outflow of nineteenth century sentimentalism in Portugal, meaning clear impacts from the Manueline […]
Sintra – Lisbon
Located just 20 minutes from Lisbon, Sintra’s rich slopes and valleys were previously the mid year habitation of Portuguese lords and privileged people, its late medieval castle the best interpretation of regal riches and influence. In the eighteenth and nineteenth hundreds of years English explorers, writers, and essayists including an energetic Lord Byron—were drawn by […]
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EUROPE MOST ROMANTIC DESTINATIONS 2015: Portugal Wins Three Places
European Best Destinations have just awarded three places in Portugal as being the most romantic destinations for 2015 Valentine Day! Have you ever heard of Sintra, Porto or Madeira? These are the places to go in 2015! SINTRA Sintra is a gem situated between the mountains and the ocean, holding up to be found by […]
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