Discoverties Viewpoint
Discoverties Viewpoint is a scenic viewpoint in União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim), Sintra, Lisbon District. Discoverties Viewpoint is situated nearby to the cave Aquarium Grotto, as well as near Eastern Grotto.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Quinta da Regaleira and Pena Castle.
Quinta da Regaleira
Garden
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 140 metres north of Discoverties Viewpoint.
Pena Castle
Photo: Singa Hitam, CC BY 2.0.
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 1 km southeast of Discoverties Viewpoint.
Fonte dos Pisões
Fountain
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fonte dos Pisões is a fountain, which is situated 210 metres east of Discoverties Viewpoint.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sintra - São Martinho and São Pedro de Penaferrim.
São Pedro de Penaferrim
Suburb
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
São Pedro de Penaferrim is a suburb.
Discoverties Viewpoint
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Also known as: “Miradouro Das Descobertas”
- Category: tourism
- Location: União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim), Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.79398° or 38° 47′ 38″ northLongitude
-9.39562° or 9° 23′ 44″ westOpen location code
8CCGQJV3+HQOpenStreetMap ID
node 10989745985OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aquarium Grotto and Eastern Grotto.
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