Lawrence’s Hotel

Lawrence's Hotel is in Sintra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the Lisbon District of Portugal. Opened in 1764, it is reputedly the oldest, still-functioning, hotel on the Iberian Peninsula, although it has not been open continuously.

Photo: Thomas, CC BY 2.0.

Type: Hotel
Description: hotel in Sintra, Portugal
Also known as: “Hotel Lawrence’s” and “Lawrence’s”
Address: Rua Consiglieiri Pedroso 40, Sintra

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Quinta da Regaleira and Ferreira de Castro Museum.

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 290 metres west of Lawrence’s Hotel.

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.

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 south of Lawrence’s Hotel.