Fonte dos Íbis

Fonte dos Íbis is a fountain in União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim), Sintra, Lisbon District. Fonte dos Íbis is situated nearby to the spring Fountain of Abundance, as well as near the cave Leda’s Grotto.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Quinta da Regaleira and Pena Castle.

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".

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 southeast of Fonte dos Íbis.

Ferreira de Castro Museum

Museum

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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. Ferreira de Castro Museum is situated 260 metres east of Fonte dos Íbis.