High Cross
High Cross is a cross in S. Maria, S. Miguel, S. Martinho e S. Pedro de Penaferrim, Sintra, Lisbon District. High Cross is situated nearby to Pena Park, as well as near Pena Castle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Kačka a Ondra, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pena Castle and Pena Park.
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. Pena Castle is situated 620 metres north of High Cross.
Quinta da Regaleira
Garden
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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". Quinta da Regaleira is situated 1½ km north of High Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include São Pedro de Penaferrim and Linhó.
São Pedro de Penaferrim
Suburb
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
São Pedro de Penaferrim is a suburb.
Linhó
Hamlet
Linhó is an affluent village in the municipality of Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera, known for its resorts, restaurants, and its two prominent gated communities, Quinta da Penha Longa and Quinta da Beloura.
High Cross
- Type: Cross
- Categories: wayside cross, point of view, peak, and historic site
- Location: S. Maria, S. Miguel, S. Martinho e S. Pedro de Penaferrim, Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.78205° or 38° 46′ 55″ northLongitude
-9.39135° or 9° 23′ 29″ westElevation
505 metres (1,657 feet)Height
4.2 metres (14 feet)Open location code
8CCGQJJ5+RFOpenStreetMap ID
node 3906378865OpenStreetMap feature
historic=crossOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=crossGeoNames ID
10174376Wikidata ID
Q106689681
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Portuguese—“High Cross” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “クルス・アルタ”
- Portuguese: “Cruz Alta”
- “Cruz Alta”
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