Quinta do Relógio

Quinta do Relógio is a quinta located near the historic center of Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera. It is classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO within the "Cultural Landscape of Sintra".

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Type: Building
Description: building in Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal
Also known as: “Palacete da Quinta do Relógio” and “Quinta de Monte Cristo”

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". Quinta da Regaleira is situated 160 metres southwest of Quinta do Relógio.

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 Quinta do Relógio.

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 230 metres east of Quinta do Relógio.