Massamá e Monte Abraão

Massamá e Monte Abraão is a civil parish in the municipality of Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Massamá and Monte Abraão. The population in 2011 was 48,921, in an area of 3.09 km2.

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Type: Locality with 47,800 residents
Description: civil parish in Sintra
Also known as: “Uniao das freguesias de Massama e Monte Abraao”, “União das freguesias de Massamá e Monte Abraão”, and “União das Freguesias de Massamá e Monte Abraão”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monte Abraão train station and Anta da Pedra dos Mouros.

Monte Abraão train station

Railway station

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Monte Abraão train station is a railway station.

Anta da Pedra dos Mouros

Protected area

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The Anta da Pedra dos Mouros, also known as the Anta do Senhor da Serra, is a megalithic dolmen situated near Belas and Queluz in the Lisbon District of Portugal.

Estria dolmen

Protected area

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The Anta da Estria is a megalithic dolmen situated between Belas and Queluz in the Lisbon District of Portugal. Based on datings of human remains, it is believed to date back to the Late Neolithic and early-Chalcolithic eras.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amadora and Queluz.

Amadora

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Amadora, officially City of Amadora, is a city and municipality in the northwest of the Lisbon metropolitan area and 10 km from central Lisbon. The population in 2011 was 175,136, in an area of 23.78 km2.

Queluz

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Queluz is a Portuguese city in Sintra municipality in Greater Lisbon, Estremadura, and home to one of the finest examples of Rococo architecture in Europe: the Queluz National Palace.