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. Arab Room VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Marvellous trompe-l’oeil
frescoes cover the walls Practical Information
and ceiling of the Arab Estrada da Pena, 5 km (3 miles)
Room, one of the loveliest south of Sintra. Tel 219 237 300.
in the palace. The Orient ∑ parquesdesintra.pt
was a great inspiration Open late Mar–late Oct: 9:45am–
to Romanticism.
7pm; late Oct–late Mar:
10am–6pm; last adm: 30 mins
before closing.
Closed 1 Jan, 25 Dec. & 0
Transport
@ 434 from Avenida Dr Miguel
Bombarda, Sintra.

. Chapel
Altarpiece
The impressive 16th-
century alabaster and
marble retable was sculpted
by Nicolau Chanterène. Each
niche portrays a scene of the
life of Christ, from the manger
Entrance to the Ascension.
Ferdinand: King Consort
Ferdinand was known in Portugal as Dom Fernando II, the “artist”
king. Like his cousin Prince Albert, who married the English Queen
Victoria, he loved art, nature and the new inventions
of the time. He was himself a watercolour painter.
Ferdinand enthusiastically adopted his new
country and devoted his life to patronizing the
arts. In 1869, 16 years after the death of Maria II,
Ferdinand married his mistress, the opera singer
Countess Edla. His life-long dream of building the
extravagant palace at Pena was completed in
1885, the year he died.

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