The unearthly wailing is from the racetrack down the valley at Estoril; the birdsong is from the trees all around; the audience is a mixture of music students, strait-laced local aristocracy and ...

Sintra Festival. The Sintra Festival 2025 will take place from 12 to 22 June, marking its 59th edition with a programme that celebrates the harmony between nature, heritage and music.Concerts are ...

The Sintra Festival, featuring piano music from the Romantic period, is held during June and July in churches, palaces, parks, and country estates. MORE INFORMATION ...

Sintra, Portugal is a magical destination in the mountains with fairytale-like palaces, castles, and fortifications! There are so many things to do, places to see, and great eateries! So we put ...

In the 19th century Sintra became the first centre of European Romantic architecture. Ferdinand II turned a ruined monastery into a castle where this new sensitivity was displayed in the use of Gothic ...

Offering alternatives to overcrowded destinations. Storybook Sintra is deluged with tourists After a visit in 1809, young Lord Byron called the Portuguese city of Sintra “glorious Eden.” The ...

Sintra, Portugal, a city outside of Lisbon, is home to palaces, villas, castles, and churches. The most stunning of those is the Pena National Palace.

26 COM 21B.66 Cultural Landscape of Sintra (Portugal) The World Heritage Committee, 1. Takes note of the report provided by the State Party;. 2. Congratulates the Portuguese authorities for the ...