Ferreira de Castro Museum

The Ferreira de Castro Museum is a museum in Sintra, Portugal devoted to the life of José Maria Ferreira de Castro, a Portuguese journalist and writer, who was buried in the hills overlooking the city.

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Type: Museum
Description: museum in Sintra, Portugal
Also known as: “Museu Ferreira De Castro”
Address: 24

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Quinta da Regaleira and Fonte da Pipa.

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 330 metres west of Ferreira de Castro Museum.

Fonte da Pipa

Spring

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Fonte da Pipa is a spring, which is situated 140 metres east of Ferreira de Castro Museum.

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 1 km south of Ferreira de Castro Museum.