Queen’s Throne

Queen’s Throne is a work of art in União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim), Sintra, Lisbon District. Queen’s Throne is situated nearby to the spring Lago dos Peixes, as well as near the cave Grotto of the Monk.

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: sculpture
Also known as: “Trono da Rainha”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pena Castle and Pena Park.

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 290 metres north of Queen’s Throne.

Pena Park

Park

Photo: Michael Gaylard, CC BY 2.0.

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 1¼ km northwest of Queen’s Throne.