Pena Castle

The iron gate with the coats of arms

The clock tower

A mixture of Neo-Gothic, Neo-Manueline, Islamic and Neo-Renaissance elements

The Triton Gate representing the creation of the world

Moorish minaret

Watch Tower

Tiled main facade

A candy coloured castle

the oldest palace of European romanticism

a surreal mixture of history and fantasy

Castelo dos Mouros

built by the Moors possibly between the 9th and 10th centuries

The town

Sintra couldn't care less about Lisbon's sunshine

going up the hill towards the castles

unusual weather a.k.a subtropical microclimate

a fairy town

the layout of Sintra - an amalgamation of three villages

The name “Sintra” has its origin in the word “Cynthia“, symbol of the moon in the celtic mythology

waiting to be bought by a modern Cinderella