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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