Therefore today "the parks and monuments located in this area will remain closed, namely the park and Pena National Palace, ...

The day I arrived, the Portuguese national parks service announced that all but one of Sintra’s palaces would be closed due to the risk of fire. Bushfires were burning across more than 100,000ha of ...

It has been a longtime royal sanctuary, with elaborate palaces that include the Sintra National Palace, which is heralded for its twin chimneys and notable tilework, and the Pena National Palace ...