Queluz National palace

It is an 18th century palace, and It is one of the last large Rococo-style buildings erected in Europe, also marked by Baroque and Neoclassicism. Construction of the Palace began in 1747, with Mateus Vicente de Oliveira as the architect. The palace was built as a summer retreat for D. Pedro de Braganc;a and Queen D. Maria I of Portugal. It served as a discreet place of incarceration for the queen as her madness worsened. In 1908, it became state property and after a serious fire in 1934 the Palace was extensively restored. One of the wings of the Queluz Palace, the Pavilion of Dona Maria, built between 1785 and 1792, and today a bedroom of guests exclusively for foreign heads of state visiting Portugal.

Pena's National palace

It represents one of the main expressions of 19th century architectural Romanticism in the world. It was classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995 and on July 7, 2007, it was elected as one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal. Its construction was during the reign of João II of Portugal. In the 16th century, Manuel I of Portugal ordered its reconstruction from scratch, but in the 18th century lightning struck and destroyed the palace, damage that was worsened in the 1755 earthquake. King-consort Fernando II of Portugal in 1838 decided to acquire the convent with the intention of making the building Vera's future residence. After his death, the Palace became Portuguese national heritage, integrating the Crown's heritage. With the establishment of the Portuguese Republic, the palace was converted into a museum.

Sintra's National palace

It was one of the Royal Palaces and is now owned by the Portuguese State. The primitive palace was donated by King João I of Portugal to the Count of Seia in 1383, returning to royal possession shortly afterwards. Its construction began in the 15th century, based on an old construction from Muslim times. The palace represents features of medieval, Gothic, Manueline, Renaissance and Romantic architecture. It was used by the Portuguese Royal Family practically until the end of the Monarchy, in 1910 and it was here that D. Manuel received the news of the discovery of Brazil, where D. Afonso V was born and died, where D. Afonso VI was imprisoned and where he was made king D. Joa.a II.

Condessa D'Edla's Challet

The Chalet was built between 1864 and 1869 by King Ferdinand II and his second wife, Elise, Countess of Edla. It was designed as a leisure retreat and built according to the Alpine Chalet model. The relationship between Fernando and Elise is considered one of the greatest stories of love of Portuguese history because it caused a scandal due to them wanting to get married, although she was a commoner who had a daughter with an unknown father but in 1869 they managed to get married. After the fall of the Portuguese monarchy (1910), the Chalet was abandoned and in 1999 there was a fire that destroyed much of the interior of the chalet.

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Mourish Castle

The Castle of the Moors is a medieval castle, built by the Moors in the 8th and 9th centuries, during the period of the Muslim Iberian Peninsula, as a central place in an agricultural territory and necessary to protect its population. It was an important strategic point during the Reconquista, having been taken over by Christian forces after the fall of Lisbon in 1147. It is classified as a National Monument, integrating the Cultural Landscape of Sintra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

de Monserrate's palace

The Monserrate Palace is a palatial villa, the traditional summer resort of the Portuguese court. Dom Afonso Henriques built two chapels dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Our Lady of Monserrate. In the 17th century, the property was taken over by the Mello e Castro family, but after the 1755 earthquake the farm became uninhabitable. An English merchant named Gerard de Visme rented the property in 1789 and built a neo-Gothic house over the chapel's ruffs. In 1793-1794 the property was rented to William Thomas Beckford, who began designing a garden. Although the property was still in ruins when Lord Byron visited it in 1809, its magnificent appearance inspired the poet, who mentioned the beauty of Monserrate in Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, which attracted the attention of tourists to the property. Francis Cook purchased the property in 1863 and began restoring the ruins of the house built by Gerard. The palace became the Cook family's summer residence.

Sintra city Hall

The Sintra Municipal Council building was built between 1906 and 1909 on the site of the old São Sebastiao chapel, demolished at the time, according to the architect Arnaldo Redondo Adaes Bermudes. It is classified as a Monument of Municipal Interest in Sintra.

Piriquita pastery & bakery

The bakery that would later become known as Casa Piriquita was founded in 1862, around 160 years ago. the name Piriquita comes from the nickname that King D. Carlos I gave to Constancia Gomes (founder of the pastry shop with her husband Amaro dos Santos), based on its downtown stature. It was King D. Carlos I who encouraged the couple to make the famous Queijadas, a sweet treat that he enjoyed during his summers in Sintra. The success was immediate and the bakery soon became a pastry shop. Constancia Luisa Cunha, daughter of the founder developed the Travesseiro, a pastry filled with egg sweets and with an almond touch, but with the secret so well kept that only the immediate family has access to the filling recipe. Today in the fifth generation this is a rare case of survival of a family project.

Quinta da Regaleira

The Palacio da Regaleira is the main building and the most common name in Quinta da Regaleira. Its first owner was Antonio Augusto, who was distinguished by King Dom Carlos I on 16 August 1904 as baron of Almeida. Auntonio Augusto models the space in mixed layouts, which evoke Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Manueline architecture. The farm forms an integral part of the cultural landscape of Sintra, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.

Roca's Cape

It is the westernmost point of mainland Portugal and continental Europe. The site is visitable, not to the extreme but up to an area at an altitude of 140 m. The cable forms the western end of the Serra de Sintra, falling over the Oceana Atlantico. In the area there is a lighthouse (Farol do Caba da Roca) and a tourist shop.