Quinta da Regaleira

Portugal / Lisboa e Vale do Tejo / Sintra / Rua Barbosa du Bocage, 5
 palace, mansion / manor house / villa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, tourist attraction

This is the summer residence of the Carvalho Monteiro family, built in neo-manueline style.
The exuberant decorative scheme involved some Portugal's best artists: Antonio Goncalves, Joao Machado, Jose da Fonseca, Costa Motta and Rodrigues de Castro, as sculptors in stone, and Julio da Fonseca, in wood.
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Coordinates:   38°47'46"N   9°23'45"W
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