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Must See
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Parque da Pena Castelo dos Mouros
⌂ Estra da Pena # Mar– ⌂ Estrada da Pena # Mar– STAY
late Oct: 9:30am–8pm daily; late Oct: 9:30am–8pm daily;
Nov–early Mar: 10am–6pm Nov–early Mar: 10am–6pm Lawrence’s
daily (last adm 1 hour before daily (last adm 1 hour before Spend the night at
closing) ¢ 1 Jan, 25 Dec closing) ¢ 1 Jan, 25 Dec Lawrence’s, Sintra’s
∑ parquesdesintra.pt ∑ parquesdesintra.pt oldest hotel famously
A huge park surrounds the Above the old town, the patronized by Lord
Palácio Nacional da Pena, ramparts of the 10th-century Byron in the early
and hidden among the foliage Moorish castle conquered by 1800s. It’s located in an
are gazebos, follies and foun- Afonso Henriques in 1147 18th-century mansion,
tains, and a chalet built by snake over the top of the Serra. within which visitors
Fernando II for his second wife, On a fine day, there are great can expect charmingly
the Countess of Edla, in 1869. views from the castle walls decorated rooms and an
Cruz Alta, the highest point over the old town to Palácio elegant restaurant.
of the Serra at 529 m (1,740 ft), Nacional da Pena and along ⌂ Rua Consiglieri
comm ands spectacular views the coast. Hidden inside the Pedroso 38, 2710-550
of the Serra and surrounding walls is an ancient Moorish Sintra ∑ lawrences
plain. On a nearby crag is a cis tern while the gateway’s hotel.com
statue known as “The carved mono gram (“DFII”) is ¡¡¡
Warrior”, which suppo sedly a remind er that Fernando II
symbolizes the king watching restored the castle in the
over his park and palace. 19th century.

0 metres 250 N Centro Cultural Museu
das Artes
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AV. HELIODORO SALGADO 200 metres
AV. DESIDÉRO
ESTEFÂNIA C AMBOURNAC
E ST R . M O N T E SANTOS
DA GU ERR A
A L A ME DA D OS CO M.
LARGO (220 yards)
D. MANUEL I DAS FORÇA S A RMADAS
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
AVENIDA M O V IMENTO
C A M I N H O A Z E N H A S
Câmara
E S T R A D A D E M A C E I R A
Municipal
Railway
R U A S O T O M A I O R
Station RUA ANDRÉ DE ALBUQUERQUE
AV. DR BOMB A R DA
RU A DA
RIB EI R A
Museu de História R UA AU G U S T O F R E I RE
Natural de Sintra Saudade
Palácio Nacional
de Sintra RIO D O PORT O
CALÇADA
SINTRA VOLTA DO DUCHE RUA DO CONDE DE SEIXAL RUA FRANCIS CO DOS SANTOS
Quinta da VILA PRAÇA DA VOLTA DO DUCHE Fonte
Regaleira REPUBLICA Mourisca RU A DA S MU RTA S CA M I NHO D A AL BA LON GA
R UA DE SÃO JOÃO DO CASTELO
RUA C. PEDROSO RUA VISCONDE DE MONSERRATE Parque da Miradouro Miradouro
Liberdade
R. B. DU BOCAGE
das Murtas
RUA MARECHAL SALDANHA
E ST RA D A D A P E NA Parque da Pena CALÇADA DOS CLÉRIG OS TRAV. D OS ALVARES
da Vigia
R. B A R B OSA DO B O CAG E
Castelo dos Mouros Santa Maria
SÃO PEDRO SÃO PEDRO
CALÇADA DE
R U A DA
T R IN DA D E
Palácio Nacional
da Pena
Warrior Statue
800 metres (875 yards) 5 km (3 miles)
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