Monge

Monge is a peak in Colares, Sintra, Lisbon District and has an elevation of 487 metres. Monge is situated nearby to the locality Alto da Memória, as well as near Tapada da Urzeira.

Type: Peak with an elevation of 487 metres
Description: mountain in Portugal
Also known as: “Alto do Monge”, “Monje”, and “Pico do Monge”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Convent of the Capuchos and Monserrate Palace.

Convent of the Capuchos

Church

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The Convent of the Friars Minor Capuchin, popularly known as the Convent of the Capuchos, but officially the Convento da Santa Cruz da Serra de Sintra, is a historical convent consisting of small quarters and public spaces located in the civil parish of São Pedro de Penaferrim, in Sintra Municipality, Portugal.

Monserrate Palace

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The Monserrate Palace is a palatial villa located near Sintra, the traditional summer resort of the Portuguese court in the foothills overlooking the Atlantic Ocean north west of the capital, Lisbon.

Anta de Adrenunes

Archaeological site

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The Anta de Adrenunes, located on top of a hill at 426 metres above sea level, in the municipality of Sintra, within Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, Lisbon District, Portugal, is believed to be a Stone Age burial chamber or megalithic monument.