Carrascal
Carrascal is a locality in União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim), Sintra, Lisbon District. Carrascal is situated nearby to the neighborhood Morelinho, as well as near the locality Madre de Deus.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pena Castle and Quinta da Regaleira.
Pena Castle
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The Pena Palace is a Romanticist palace 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. Pena Castle is situated 4 km southeast of Carrascal.
Quinta da Regaleira
Garden
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Quinta da Regaleira is a quinta constructed from 1904 to '10 and located near the historic centre of Sintra, Portugal. It is classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO within the "Cultural Landscape of Sintra". Quinta da Regaleira is situated 3 km southeast of Carrascal.
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. Monserrate Palace is situated 2½ km south of Carrascal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sintra - São Martinho and Gouveia.
Sintra - São Martinho
Suburb
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Sintra - São Martinho is a suburb, which is situated 3 km southeast of Carrascal.
Gouveia
Hamlet
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Gouveia is a village located in Sintra Municipality, next to the town of Fontanelas, Portugal. Gouveia is known as the aldeia em verso, because its signs containing the names of the streets always carry a stanza. Gouveia is situated 3 km northwest of Carrascal.
Sintra - Santa Maria
Suburb
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sintra - Santa Maria is a suburb, which is situated 3 km southeast of Carrascal.
Carrascal
Latitude
38.81751° or 38° 49′ 3″ northLongitude
-9.41111° or 9° 24′ 40″ westElevation
131 metres (430 feet)Open location code
8CCGRH9Q+2HGeoNames ID
2270119
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