Sintra Mountains
The Sintra Mountains, is a mountain range in western Portugal. Its highest point is at 529 meters near Sintra. The range covers about 16 kilometers from the resort town of Sintra to Cabo da Roca on the Atlantic Ocean.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Monserrate Palace and Fonte da Mata Alva.
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.
Cultural Landscape of Sintra
Historic site
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Cultural Landscape of Sintra is a historic site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sintra - São Martinho and Sintra.
Sintra
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Sintra is a town in Greater Lisbon, Estremadura, Portugal. Its spectacular setting, 28 km from Lisbon, houses a Royal Palace, used by generations of Portuguese royalty prior to the 1910 revolution.
Colares
Town
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Colares is a town, which is situated 3 km west of Sintra Mountains.
Sintra Mountains
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 207 metres
- Description: mountain in Portugal
- Categories: mountain chain, mountain range, and landform
- Location: Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Sintra Mountains” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Serra de Sintra”
- Cebuano: “Serra de Sintra”
- Dutch: “Sintra Mountains”
- Japanese: “シントラ山脈”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Serra De Sintra”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sintrafjella”
- Polish: “Serra de Sintra”
- Portuguese: “Monte da Lua”
- Portuguese: “Serra de Sintra”
- Russian: “Серра-ди-Синтра”
- Spanish: “Complejo Volcanico de Sintra”
- Spanish: “Complejo Volcánico de Sintra”
- Spanish: “Sierra de Sintra”
- Swedish: “Serra de Sintra”
- Ukrainian: “Гори Сінтра”
- Venetian: “Complejo Volcánico de Sintra”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Galamares and Eugaria.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parque de Monserrate and Quinta das Sequóias.
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