Biester Palace
The Biester Palace, also known as Chalet Biester and Casa Biester, is a large, family building designed primarily to be a summer home, that overlooks Sintra in Portugal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Kyle Magnuson, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: House
- Description: residence in Sintra, Portugal
- Also known as: “Casa Biester”
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 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 220 metres northwest of Biester Palace.
Pena Castle
Photo: Wilhelm Ludwig von Eschwege, CC BY-SA 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. Pena Castle is situated 770 metres southeast of Biester Palace.
Fonte dos Pisões
Fountain
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fonte dos Pisões is a fountain, which is situated 110 metres northeast of Biester Palace.
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.
Biester Palace
Latitude
38.79386° or 38° 47′ 38″ northLongitude
-9.3943° or 9° 23′ 40″ westInception
19th centuryOpen location code
8CCGQJV4+G7OpenStreetMap ID
way 169666989OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q73763379
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In Other Languages
“Biester Palace” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Casa Biester”
- Portuguese: “Chalet Biester”
- Portuguese: “Palacete Biester”
- Portuguese: “Palácio Biester”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Castle Viewpoint and Beech Tank.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Biester Palace”. Photo: Kyle Magnuson, CC BY 2.0.