Sintra Municipality
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pena Castle and Quinta da Regaleira.
Pena Castle
Photo: Wilhelm Ludwig von Eschwege, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Quinta da Regaleira
Garden
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Quinta da Regaleira 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".
Sintra railway station
Railway station
Sintra Station is a railway station in the town Sintra and the terminus of the Sintra Line from Rossio, one of the main stations in Lisbon. It is managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Algueirão and Mem Martins.
Algueirão
Suburb
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Algueirão is a suburb, which is situated 4 km east of Sintra Municipality.
Mem Martins
Suburb
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mem Martins is a suburb, which is situated 4 km southeast of Sintra Municipality.
Sintra Municipality
- Location: Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.8144° or 38° 48′ 52″ northLongitude
-9.3837° or 9° 23′ 1″ westPopulation
378,000Elevation
113 metres (371 feet)Open location code
8CCGRJ78+QGGeoNames ID
8010565
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vila Alda - Casa do Eléctrico de Sintra and MU.SA - Museu de Artes de Sintra.
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