Quinta da Vigia

Quinta da Vigia is a land parcel in União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim), Sintra, Lisbon District. Quinta da Vigia is situated nearby to the garden Jardim da Vigia, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Miradouro da Vigia.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pena Castle and Sintra railway station.

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 1¼ km southwest of Quinta da Vigia.

Sintra railway station

Railway station

Photo: Victor, CC BY 2.0.

Sintra Station is a railway station in the town Sintra and the terminus of the Sintra Line from Rossio, one of the main stations in Lisbon. It is managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal. Sintra railway station is situated 560 metres northwest of Quinta da Vigia.

Igreja de Santa Maria

Church

Photo: João Trindade, CC BY 2.0.

Igreja de Santa Maria is a church in Sintra, Portugal. It has been classified as a National Monument since 1922 and is part of the Cultural Landscape of Sintra, a World Heritage Site since 1995. Igreja de Santa Maria is situated 300 metres southwest of Quinta da Vigia.