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  2. Sintra - Wikipedia

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    Sintra (/ ˈ s ɪ n t r ə, ˈ s iː n t r ə /, [1] [2] [3] Portuguese: ⓘ) is a town and municipality in the Greater Lisbon region of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera. The population of the municipality in 2021 was 385,654, [ 4 ] in an area of 319.23 square kilometres (123.26 sq mi). [ 5 ]

  3. Sintra National Palace - Wikipedia

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    Sintra National Palace. Palace of Sintra, also known as the "Town Palace". View from east, showing the Manueline section. The Palace of Sintra (Portuguese: Palácio de Sintra), also called Town Palace (Palácio da Vila), is located in the town of Sintra, in the Lisbon District of Portugal. It is a present-day historic house museum.

  4. Quinta da Regaleira - Wikipedia

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    Quinta da Regaleira [ˈkĩtɐ ðɐ ˈʁɨɣɐlɐjɾɐ] is a quinta 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 Relógio, Pena, Monserrate and Seteais palaces, it is considered ...

  5. Pena Palace - Wikipedia

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    IPA.00006134. The Pena Palace (Portuguese: Palácio da Pena) is a Romanticist castle 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 its metropolitan area.

  6. Too many people, not enough management: A look at the ... - AOL

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    SINTRA, Portugal (AP) — The doorbell to Martinho de Almada Pimentel’s house is hard to find, and he likes it that way. It’s a long rope that, when pulled, rings a literal bell on the roof ...

  7. Castle of the Moors - Wikipedia

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    Castle of the Moors. The Castle of the Moors (Portuguese: Castelo dos Mouros) 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 point ...

  8. Sintra-Cascais Natural Park - Wikipedia

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    The Sintra-Cascais Natural Park is a park on the Portuguese Riviera, one of the 13 Natural Parks of Portugal. While only established in 1994 as a Natural Park by the Portuguese Government, it has been protected since 1981. Its area is approximately 145 km 2. The park includes the Serra de Sintra Mountain Range but extends all the way to the ...

  9. Seteais Palace - Wikipedia

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    IPA.00006094. The Seteais Palace (Portuguese: Palácio de Seteais) is a neoclassical palace located in Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera, operating as a luxury hotel known as the Tivoli Palácio de Seteais Hotel. The palace is a national landmark and is included in the UNESCO Cultural Landscape of Sintra World Heritage Site listing.

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