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EXPERIENCE The Lisbon Coast Sintra’s spectacular

the Palácio Nacional

1 skyline, dominated by 3 "'\-
SINTRA Quinta da Regaleira

⌂ Rua Barbosa du Bocage
@ 435 # 9:30am–6pm
! D5 ⌂ 29 km (18 miles) NW of Lisbon £ @ Avenida Dr daily (to 8pm Apr–Sep) Centro Cultural Museu
Miguel Bombarda; bus 434 runs from station to all the ∑ regaleira.pt 0 metres 250 N O. Cadaval das Artes
major sights n Praça da República 23; 219 231 157 de Sintra
Built between 1904 and 1910, 0 yards 250 E ST R . M O N T E SANTOS RU A CÂMAR A P E STAN A
Sintra’s stunning setting on the north slopes of the this palace and its extensive ESTEFÂNIA C AMBOURNAC
AV. DESIDÉRO
granite Serra made it a favourite summer retreat for gardens are a feast of histor-
the kings of Portugal – resulting in the construction ical and religious references, A L A ME DA D OS CO M. AV. HELIODORO SALGADO 200 metres
of a number of quirkily spectacular palaces. Today, occult symbols and mystery. DA GU ERR A (220 yards)
the town (recognized as a UNESCO Cultural Landscape The brainchild of eccentric D. MANUEL I
LARGO
millionaire António Augusto
Site in 1995) draws thousands of visitors all through Carvalho Monteiro, the C A M I N H O A Z E N H A S DAS FORÇA S A RMADAS
AVENIDA M O V IMENTO
the year. Nevertheless, many quiet walks can be found grounds are riddled with E S T R A D A D E M A C E I R A
in the beautiful surrounding wooded hills. secret passages and hidden Câmara R U A D R A L F R E D O D A C O S T A R U A D. FRA N C I S C O D ' ALMEIDA
tunnels. Sintra’s local R U A S O T O M A I O R Municipal
government reclaimed the RIB EI R A Railway
site as a national monument AV. DR BOMB A R DA Station RUA ANDRÉ DE ALBUQUERQUE
RU A DA
1 " 2 " in 1997 and opened it to the Museu de História R UA AU G U S T O F R E I RE
Museu de História Museu das Artes public shortly afterwards. Natural de Sintra Saudade
Natural de Sintra de Sintra Palácio Nacional
de Sintra RIO D O PORT O
CALÇADA
⌂ Rua do Paço 20 § 219 ⌂ Avenida Helliodoro SINTRA VOLTA DO DUCHE RUA DO CONDE DE SEIXAL RUA FRANCIS CO DOS SANTOS
238 563 # 10am–6pm Salgado § 965 233 692 VILA VOLTA DO DUCHE
Fonte
Tue–Fri, 12–6pm Sat & # Apr–Sep: 10am–8pm Tue– Quinta da REPUBLICA Mourisca R UA DE SÃO JOÃO DO CASTELO
PRAÇA DA
Regaleira
Sun ¢ Mon and public hols Fri, 2–8pm Sat & Sun; Oct– RU A DA S MU RTA S CA M I NHO D A AL BA LON GA
Mar: 10am–6pm Tue–Fri, 12– RUA VISCONDE DE MONSERRATE Parque da
Located in the town’s historic 6pm Sat & Sun ¢ Public hols RUA C. PEDROSO RUA MARECHAL SALDANHA Liberdade
centre, Sintra’s excel lent natural R. B. DU BOCAGE Miradouro
das Murtas
history museum features a This museum displays R. B A R B OSA DO B O CAG E
huge permanent collec tion Portuguese and international Miradouro
da Vigia
of fossils and other ancient artworks, with the permanent Parque da Pena CALÇADA DOS CLÉRIG OS
exhibits dating back several exhibition featuring the E ST RA D A D A P E NA TRAV. D OS ALVARES
millennia. Housed in a striking private collections of Emílio
19th-century building, the Paula Campos and Dórita Santa Maria
museum also hosts regular Castel-Branco, and several Spiral Initiation Castelo dos Mouros CALÇADA DE
temporary exhibitions relat ing landscapes of Sintra dating Wells at the Quinta SÃO PEDRO SÃO PEDRO
to Portugal’s natural history. from the mid-18th century. da Regaleira T R IN DA D E
R U A DA
Palácio Nacional
da Pena
148 Warrior Statue 5 km (3 miles)
800 metres (875 yards)
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