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town, interesting place, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Sintra (pron. IPA: ['sĩtɾɐ]) is a town in the Lisbon Region. The town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site on account of its 19th century Romantic architecture.
Sintra has become a major tourist attraction, with many day-trippers visiting from nearby Lisbon. Attractions include the fabulous Pena Palace (19th c.), the Castelo dos Mouros (reconstructed 19th c.), and the summer residence of the former kings of Portugal Palácio Nacional de Sintra (largely 15th/16th c.). The Sintra Mountain Range, one of the largest parks in the Lisbon area, is also an attraction.
In 1809 Lord Byron wrote to his friend Francis Hodgson, "I must just observe that the village of Cintra in Estremadura is the most beautiful in the world."
Sintra has become a major tourist attraction, with many day-trippers visiting from nearby Lisbon. Attractions include the fabulous Pena Palace (19th c.), the Castelo dos Mouros (reconstructed 19th c.), and the summer residence of the former kings of Portugal Palácio Nacional de Sintra (largely 15th/16th c.). The Sintra Mountain Range, one of the largest parks in the Lisbon area, is also an attraction.
In 1809 Lord Byron wrote to his friend Francis Hodgson, "I must just observe that the village of Cintra in Estremadura is the most beautiful in the world."
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sintra
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Coordinates: 38°47'57"N 9°23'3"W
- Caparica 19 km
- Corroios 24 km
- Quinta do Conde 35 km
- Montijo, Portugal 35 km
- Marinhais 63 km
- Pousada 165 km
- Carvoeiro 203 km
- Arouca 255 km
- Cáceres 268 km
- El Puerto de Santa Maria 355 km
- Parque da Liberdade 0.4 km
- Vila Velha de Sintra 0.6 km
- Portela de Sintra 0.7 km
- Escola D. Carlos I 1.1 km
- Quinta da Regaleira 1.1 km
- Hotel Tivoli Palácio de Seteais 5* 1.4 km
- Park of Pena 1.7 km
- Modelo Supermarket 2.5 km
- Rio de Mouro 5.5 km
- Sintra Mountains 5.6 km
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