The exterior of Pena Palace in Sintra, Portugal. It's like a castle seen through a kaleidoscope, ... The castle was built by Moors in the ninth and 10th centuries, ...

This May 2013 photo shows the exterior of Pena Palace in Sintra, Portugal. It's like a castle seen through a ... an eclectic mix that borrows style notes from — among others — the Moors, ...

Sintra, Portugal, a picturesque city 15 miles outside of Lisbon in the Sintra Mountains, is home to numerous palaces, ... are the Pena National Palace and the Castle of the Moors.

This May 2013 photo shows tiled walls and arched doorways inside the Monserrate Palace in Sintra, Portugal. The palace is one of a number of castles and other spectacular buildings found in Sintra ...

SINTRA, Portugal — With sunshine bathing its multicolored facades against a backdrop of deep blue sky, the Pena Palace in Sintra is like a castle seen through a kaleidoscope.

Sintra is a town and municipality near Lisbon in Portugal, which is famous for several palaces, castles, and gardens. The Pena National Palace (Palácio da Pena) is a work of 19th-century ...

Take a day trip to Sintra is ranked #8 out of 19 things to do in Lisbon. ... the Castle of the Moors, and the Quinta da Regaleira. ... villas and castles that Sintra has makes for a great day.

Perched high on the hills of Sintra, Portugal, the Castle of the Moors offers breathtaking views of the surrounding countryside. Constructed by the Moors in the 8th and 9th centuries, ...

Bushfires were burning across more than 100,000ha of Portugal. Several people had died. Sintra was not directly under threat, ... Castle of the Moors, Sintra.