The Sintra Mountains (Portuguese: Serra de Sintra) formed about 60 to 70 million years ago, through a geological phenomenon known as “magmatic intrusion“. This process involves the entrapment of a magma bubble within the earth’s crust that slowly solidifies, forming … Read More
Sintra Nature
National Palace of Sintra
The “Palácio Nacional de Sintra” (National Palace of Sintra), or “Palácio da Vila” (Palace of the Village), began to be built in the XV century, taking advantage of an old construction of the Muslim era, culminating in the mid-eighteenth century … Read More
Moorish Castle
The Moorish Castle is a fortification built in around the 10th century by the North African Moors, during their conquest of the Iberian Peninsula. They choose a strategic military location, high in the mountains between two rings of granite walls, … Read More
Convent of the Capuchos
In the middle of a dense forest and gigantic granite rocks of the Sintra Mountain Natural Park, lies the Capuchos Convent, an austere Franciscan monastery, with minimal impact on the natural environment and with an extremely simplistic design. The construction … Read More
Vacation Home Rentals by Sintra Houses
Villa Maria and Casa da Capela, are two magnificent holiday houses, located in the Protected Area of Sintra-Cascais Natural Park. Sintra is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the category of “Cultural Landscape”. The house Villa Maria is … Read More
Queijada de Sintra | XL
Instead of leaving the house to buy a package of the famous Queijadas of Sintra, why not make it a family team event and, in a fast and funny way, bake the famous pastry Queijada de Sintra in XL format? … Read More
Colares Wines and Vineyards
Why are Colares vineyards so different? Everything is different, the weather and the coastline – strong maritime winds, having the vineyards, as sole protection, palisades made of natural wood. Also unique is the fact that the vineyards are planted into … Read More
Sintra-Cascais Natural Park
Sintra mountain is a small massif – the Roman promontory of the moon – set before the ocean which climbs up to 528 meters at Cruz Alta. Once the domain of bushland the mountain has changed its features after the … Read More
Pena Palace
The Pena Palace stands at the top of one of the highest rocky peaks of the Sintra mountain, and on a clear day can be easily observed from a large part of the Lisbon metropolitan area. This palace is a … Read More
Quinta da Regaleira
Quinta da Regaleira is one of the main attractions of Sintra, born of the eccentric creativity of an entomologist named Carvalho Monteiro, with the help of the Italian architect Luigi Manini, this property includes an amalgam of architectural styles sprinkled … Read More