Tapada da Cruz Alta

Tapada da Cruz Alta is a locality in União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim), Sintra, Lisbon District. Tapada da Cruz Alta is situated nearby to the locality Tapada da Quinta do Ramalhão, as well as near Quinta de São Cristovão.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pena Castle and High Cross.

Pena Castle

Photo: Ksaraf, CC BY 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.

High Cross

Cross

Photo: Kačka a Ondra, CC BY 2.0.

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".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Linhó and São Pedro de Penaferrim.

Linhó

Hamlet

Photo: MNJ, CC0.

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.