PLACES NEAR LISBON: Sintra, Estoril, Cascais, Almada (Portugal)
An impression of Estoril, Cascais (0:37), Boca do Inferno (1:12), Sintra (1:53), Cabo da Roca (5:05), Almada (5:40). More videos of places near Lisbon:
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The Estoril coast is relatively close to Lisbon/Lisboa, the Portuguese capital; it extends 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the capital. Estoril is popularly recognized for the Casino Estoril, widely regarded as Europe's largest casino.
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Cascais is a coastal municipality 30 kilometres (19 miles) west of Lisbon; it is a cosmopolitan suburb of the Portuguese capital and one of the richest municipalities of Portugal. It is located on the Estoril Coast (also known as the Portuguese Riviera), in the Greater Lisbon subregion.
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Sintra is a municipality and town in the Grande Lisboa subregion of Portugal, and considered part of the Portuguese Riviera. Sintra is known for its many 19th-century Romantic architectural monuments, which has resulted in its classification as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It has become a major tourist centre, visited by many day-trippers who travel from the capital Lisbon.
In addition to the Sintra Mountains and Sintra-Cascais Nature Park, the parishes of the town of Sintra are dotted with royal retreats, estates, castles and other buildings, including the medieval Castelo dos Mouros, the Pena Palace and the Sintra Palace.
The Sintra Mountains, a granite massif ten kilometres long emerge abruptly between a vast plain to the north and the northern margin of the Tagus River estuary, winding in a serpentine cordillera towards the Atlantic Ocean and Cabo da Roca, the most westerly point of continental Europe. Since 1966, the Sintra Mountains have been affected by fires that have destroyed a major part of the original forest, which has been substituted by acacia and other fast-growing exotic species. The forested area of the Sintra mountains is about 5,000 hectares (50 km2).
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Cabo da Roca (Cape Roca) is a cape which forms the westernmost extent of mainland Portugal and continental Europe. The cape is located within the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, 42 kilometres west of the city of Lisbon and in the southwest of Sintra.
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The Sanctuary of Christ the King (Portuguese: Santuário de Cristo Rei) is a Catholic monument and shrine dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ overlooking the city of Lisbon situated in the city of Almada, Portugal. It was inspired by the Christ the Redeemer statue of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, after the Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon visited that monument.
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June, 2017
PORTUGAL: Quinta da Regaleira - estate in Sintra
Quinta da Regaleira is an estate located near the historic center of Sintra, Portugal. It is classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO within the Cultural Landscape of Sintra.
Along with the other palaces in the area such as the Quinta do Relógio, Pena, Monserrate and Seteais palaces, it is considered one of the principal tourist attractions of Sintra.
The land that is now Quinta da Regaleira had many owners over the years. Finally it was acquired by the Sintra Town Council in 1997. Extensive restoration efforts were promptly initiated throughout the estate. It finally opened to the public in June 1998 and began hosting cultural events. In August of that same year, the Portuguese Ministry of Culture classified the estate as public interest property.
The property consists of a romantic palace and chapel, and a luxurious park that features lakes, grottoes, wells, benches, fountains, and a vast array of exquisite constructions.
The facade of the palace is characterized by exuberantly Gothic pinnacles, gargoyles, capitals, and an impressive octagonal tower.
The chapel is a Roman Catholic Chapel, and stands in front of the palace's main facade. Its architecture is akin to the palace's.
Much of the four hectares of land in the surrounding estate consists of a densely treed park lined with myriad roads and footpaths. The woods are neatly arranged in the lower parts of the estate, but are left wild and disorganized in the upper parts. Decorative, symbolic, and lively structures can be found throughout the park.
The park also contains an extensive and enigmatic system of tunnels, which have multiple entry points that include: grottoes, the chapel, Waterfall Lake, and Leda's Cave, which lies beneath the Regaleira Tower. The Initiation Well connects to other tunnels via a series of underground walkways.
The Initiation Wells are two wells on the property that better resemble underground towers lined with stairs. These wells never served as water sources. Instead, they were used for ceremonial purposes that included Tarot initiation rites. The tunnels described above connect these wells to one another, in addition to various caves and other monuments located around the park.
Of the two wells, the larger one contains a 27-meter spiral staircase with several small landings. The spacing of these landings, combined with the number of steps in the stairs, are linked to Tarot mysticism. The smaller well contains straight stairs that connect a series of ring-shaped floors to one another. This well is also called the 'Unfinished Well'. A structure similar to these wells can be found in the Pozzo di S. Patrizio in Italy.
Bodies of water can be found in several places in the park. Two artificial lakes and several fountains were added later. One of the most interesting and extravagant among them is the Aquarium, built as if it were naturally embedded in a large boulder. It was once considered the most important naturalist property in Regaleira. However, the Aquarium is no longer used and is poorly maintained.
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SINTRA is a municipality and town in the Grande Lisboa subregion of Portugal, and considered part of the Portuguese Riviera. Sintra is known for its many 19th-century Romantic architectural monuments, which has resulted in its classification as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It has become a major tourist centre, visited by many day-trippers who travel from the capital Lisbon.
In addition to the Sintra Mountains and Sintra-Cascais Nature Park, the parishes of the town of Sintra are dotted with royal retreats, estates, castles and other buildings, including the medieval Castelo dos Mouros, the Pena National Palace and the Sintra National Palace.
June 20, 2017
PORTUGAL: Pena Palace - Sintra
Palácio da Pena is a Romanticist castle in São Pedro de Penaferrim, in the municipality of Sintra, Portugal.
The palace 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.
It is a national monument and constitutes one of the major expressions of 19th-century Romanticism in the world. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal. It is also used for state occasions by the President of the Portuguese Republic and other government officials.
The castle's history started in the Middle Ages when a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Pena was built on the top of the hill above Sintra. According to tradition, construction occurred after an apparition of the Virgin Mary.
The Pena Palace has a profusion of styles much in accordance with the exotic taste of the Romanticism. The intentional mixture of eclectic styles includes the Neo-Gothic, Neo-Manueline, Neo-Islamic and Neo-Renaissance. References to other prominent Portuguese buildings such as the Belém Tower are also present.
The Pena Palace is completely surrounded by the Pena Park, a vast forested area spreading for over 200 hectares of uneven terrain. The park has a labyrinthic system of paths and narrow roads, connecting the palace to the many points of interest throughout the park, as well as to its two gated exits.
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SINTRA is a municipality and town in the Grande Lisboa subregion of Portugal, and considered part of the Portuguese Riviera. Sintra is known for its many 19th-century Romantic architectural monuments, which has resulted in its classification as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It has become a major tourist centre, visited by many day-trippers who travel from the capital Lisbon.
In addition to the Sintra Mountains and Sintra-Cascais Nature Park, the parishes of the town of Sintra are dotted with royal retreats, estates, castles and other buildings, including the medieval Castelo dos Mouros, the Pena National Palace and the Sintra National Palace.
June 19, 2017
Sintra & Fatima, Portugal
Sintra is both a town and a municipality in Portugal, located in the district of Lisbon. The town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site on account of its 19th century Romantic architecture.
It has become a major tourist attraction, with many day-trippers visiting from nearby Lisbon. Attractions include the fabulous Pena Palace and the Castelo dos Mouros with a breath-taking view of the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, and the summer residence of the kings of Portugal Palácio Nacional de Sintra, in the town itself. Fátima is a city in Portugal famous for the religious visions that are said to have taken place there in 1917.
Fátima is a city of approximately 10,000 inhabitants located in the district of Santarém in central Portugal, 187 km south of Porto and 123 km north of Lisbon. Fátima is a parish (freguesia) in the municipality of Ourém.
Top 10 Travel Destinations in Lisbon, Portugal
Top 10 Travel Destinations in Lisbon, Portugal according to DK
10. Sintra
Sintra is a town within the municipality of Sintra in the Grande Lisboa subregion of Portugal. Owing to its 19th-century Romantic architecture and landscapes, it has become a major tourist centre, visited by many day-trippers who travel from the urbanized suburbs and capital of Lisbon.
9. Museu Calouste Gulbenkian
Museu Calouste Gulbenkian is a museum in Lisbon, containing a collection of ancient, and some modern art. The museum was founded according to Calouste Gulbenkian's last will, in order to accommodate and display Gulbenkian's art collection belonging now to the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
8. Queluz National Palace
The Queluz National Palace de Queluz is a Portuguese 18th-century palace located at Queluz, a freguesia of the modern-day Sintra Municipality. One of the last great Rococo buildings to be designed in Europe, the palace was conceived as a summer retreat for Dom Pedro of Braganza, later to become husband and then king consort to his own niece, Queen Maria I.
7. National Azulejo Museum
The National Azulejo Museum is a national museum in Lisbon dedicated to the azulejo. This beautiful museum displays and explains the essential Portuguese decorative element -- the tile. It also has some of the city's most stunning convent and church interiors
6. Belém Tower
Belém Tower is a fortified tower located in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém in the municipality of Lisbon. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (along with the nearby Jerónimos Monastery) because of the significant role it played in the Portuguese maritime discoveries of the era of the Age of Discoveries.
5. Parque das Nacoes
A leisure, commercial, and residential area since the 1998 World Exposition it covers an extensive area in northeastern Lisbon next to the Tagus estuary, formerly used for mainly industrial purposes. The area underwent a tremendous transformation in the 1990s when it was chosen as the location for the World Exhibition. A
4. National Museum of Ancient Art
The Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga is an art museum in Lisbon. The museum is also known as MNAA and as the Museu das Janelas Verdes (Green Windows Museum) due to it being located at the Rua das Janelas Verdes. It is located in the Palácio de Alvor-Pombal, a former palace of the Count of Alvor, later purchased by the Marquis of Pombal.
3. Sé Catedral
The Patriarchal Cathedral of St. Mary Major (Portuguese: Santa Maria Maior de Lisboa or Sé de Lisboa) or simply Lisbon Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Cathedral located in Lisbon. The oldest church in the city is the see of the Archdiocese of Lisbon. Since the beginning of the construction of the cathedral, in the year 1147, the building has been modified several times and survived many earthquakes. It is nowadays a mix of different architectural styles.
2. Jerónimos Monastery
The Hieronymites Monastery is located near the shore of the parish of Belém, in the municipality of Lisbon. The monastery is one of the most prominent monuments of the Manueline-style architecture (Portuguese Late Gothic) in Lisbon, classified in 1983 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the nearby Tower of Belém.
1. São Jorge Castle
The Castle of São Jorge is a Moorish castle occupying a commanding hilltop overlooking the historic centre of the Portuguese city of Lisbon and Tagus River. The strongly fortified citadel dates from medieval period of Portuguese history, and is one of the main tourist sites of Lisbon.
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Virtual Tour to Sintra
With your 3D glasses on, embark on a journey through Sintra’s Heritage.
Under the scope of Parques de Sintra’s participation in the Portugal Smart Cities Summit (an event within Green Business Week, which aims at debating the future of smart cities), Parques de Sintra produced a virtual reality film that features a journey through the municipality’s main heritage sites, with the collaboration of the CulturSintra Foundation.
Walking round Sintra, Sintra Municipality, Lisbon Region, Portugal
The old town of Sintra, just 25 miles from Lisbon, offers lovely roman architecture and a very peaceful atmosphere.
0:03 - The Fonte da Pipa showing beautiful mosaics.
0:37 - Typical Portuguese clothing shop.
0:55 - Mosaic pavement. These pavements get exceptionally slippery when it rains.
1:23 - Walking down to the main square.
1:52 - Panorama from the Praça da República. (2:12) Sintra National Palace
(Palácio Nacional de Sintra).
PORTUGAL: Cascais & Estoril coast (near Lisbon)
Cascais is a coastal municipality 30 kilometres (19 miles) west of Lisbon/Lisboa; it is a cosmopolitan suburb of the Portuguese capital and one of the richest municipalities of Portugal. There is a large yacht harbour and several small sandy beaches in and around the town. The city has the ruins of a castle, an art and an ocean museum, as well as parks and cobbled streets in the historic centre. The town has many hotels and tourist apartments as well as many restaurants. It is also becoming a popular golf destination, with over 10 golf courses nearby. Surfing, sailing, windsurfing, and kitesurfing are also popular in the region due to favourable weather, wind, and sea conditions.
The Estoril coast is relatively close to Lisbon, the Portuguese capital; it extends 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the capital. Estoril includes several smaller boroughs and localities along the coastline, namely (from east to west): São Pedro do Estoril, São João do Estoril, Santo António do Estoril (or simply Estoril) and Monte Estoril, as well as other to the interior. Estoril is popularly recognized for the Casino Estoril, widely regarded as Europe's largest casino.
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The Portuguese Riviera is the coastal region to the west of Lisbon, Portugal, centered on the towns of Cascais, Estoril, and Sintra. It is coterminous with the Estoril Coast (Costa do Estoril) and occasionally known as the Costa do Sol (Sunny Coast). The region is known as a popular luxury resort area and for its history as a home of the wealthy and famous.
June, 2017
Top 10 Best Things To Do In Peniche, Portugal
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Berlengas Archipelago
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Cabo Carvoeiro
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Praia da Consolacao
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Sportagua
Miradouro da Cruz dos Remedios
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