Sintra-Cascais Natural Park

Sintra-Cascais Natural Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Castle of the Moors with the Pena Palace in the background, Sintra Mountains.
Location	Lisbon District, Portugal
Coordinates	38°47′58″N 9°26′32″W
Area	144.51 km2 (55.80 sq mi)
Max. elevation	528 m (1,732 ft)
Min. elevation	sea-level
Established	October 15, 1981 (1981-10-15)
Visitors	43,512 (in 2017-2020 (average))
Governing body	ICNF

The Sintra-Cascais Natural Park is a park on the Portuguese Riviera, one of the 13 Natural Parks of Portugal. While only established in 1994 as a Natural Park by the Portuguese Government, it has been protected since 1981. Its area is approximately 145 km². The park includes the Serra de Sintra Mountain Range but extends all the way to the coast and Cabo da Roca, continental Europe's westernmost point. It contains the Castle of the Moors. Located within 25 km of Lisbon, the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park is a popular tourism area, with many different individual historical and natural sites and attractions. Sintra and Cascais are towns and municipalities in the Lisbon / Estoril Coast.

Attractions within the Park

• Anta de Adrenunes
• Azenhas do Mar
• Biester Palace
• Cabo da Roca
• Castle of the Moors
• Chalet and Garden of the Countess of Edla
• Convent of the Capuchos (Sintra) (Convent of the Friars Minor Capuchin)
• Cresmina Dune
• Palace of Sintra
• Pena Palace
• Praia do Guincho (Guincho Beach)
• Monserrate Palace
• Quinta da Regaleira
• Quinta da Ribafria
• Ramalhão Palace
• Sanctuary of Peninha
• Seteais Palace

Photo Gallery

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  A sign after entering the park, near Cascais.
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  Guincho, a well known beach near Cascais, with Cabo da Roca seen at distance.
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  Cabo da Roca, near Sintra.
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  The Pena Palace, standing on a hill above Sintra.

External links

• Official Site at the (Portuguese) Institute for Nature Conservation (Portuguese language)