Portugal Sintra2 The city

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SINTRA
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Sintra is known for its many 19th-century
Romantic architectural monuments, which has
resulted in its classification as a UNESCO World
Heritage Site. Although its heritage in buildings
and nature is the most visible face of the
historic individuality of Sintra, a whole
literary heritage has made the area a legendary
reference in Portuguese culture. It has become a
major tourist centre, visited by many
day-trippers who travel from the capital Lisbon
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Sintra Town Hall The municipal building of
Sintra, constructed after 1154
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The Palacio Nacional Sintra is the best-preserved
medieval royal palace in Portugal
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"A street that takes you to the heart of
Sintra" Volta do Duche is one of the best-known
areas in Sintra. It's also the namesake for the
main street of Vila Velha, or old town, where a
public bath was once located. Along the street,
there is a wall that frames a vast garden and
some say that both rain and irrigation water that
ran down this wall contributed to the streets
name, which means 'shower's turn'.
Pessoa by Élio Oliviera
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Volta do Duche offers lovely views over the
picturesque town centre and there is a sculpture
park along the street
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Coração de Titã (Heart of Titan) by Beatriz Cunha
Sculpture of lotus flower along the avenue Volta
do duche
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Conversa de Surdos (Conversation of Deafs)
Faun by José Alves
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Situated in Volta do Duche, the Moorish Fountain
belongs to the romantic-revivalist period. Its
author, about 1922, was the master sculptor of
Sintra, José da Fonseca
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The Palacio Nacional de Sintra is situated right
in the heart of Sintra 
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Dr Gregorio d'Almeida Square
Pelourinho de Sintra ( A twisted pillory column
In Sintra)
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Dr Gregorio d'Almeida Square
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In addition to the Sintra Mountains and
Sintra-Cascais Nature Park, the parishes of the
town of Sintra are dotted with royal retreats,
estates, castles and other buildings, including
the mediaeval Castelo dos Mouros, the Pena
National Palace and the Sintra National Palace
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The mediaeval Castelo dos Mouros Built by
the Moors in the 8th and 9th centuries, it was an
important strategic point during the Reconquista,
and was taken by Christian forces after the fall
of Lisbon in 1147. It is classified as a National
Monument, part of the Sintra Cultural Landscape,
a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Igreja de Sao Martinho and Café-Paris
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Café-Paris Praca da Republica
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ART Igreja de Sao Martinho and Café-Paris, Praca
da Republica
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Lawrence's Hotel is the oldest hotel of the
Iberian Peninsula
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Lawrences hotel, opened since 1764, is one of
the first of Europe.  Yet, Lawrences became
internationally famed due to Lord Byrons stay
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For sure Lawrences hotel Sintra was one of the
reasons this magnificent poet felt in love
with Sintra
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Casal de Santa Margarida 1921 (Hotel)
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Casal de Santa Margarida
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Casal de Santa Margarida, 1921 Residence,
now Hotel in Sintra
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Villa Roma
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Villa Roma
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Villa Roma
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The train station in Sintra
According to recent statistics, Sintra's suburban
railway is the most crowded suburban train system
in Europe and the IC19 motorway from Lisbon to
Sintra is the most congested highway in Europe.
Sintra's problems include major pendular
movements to Lisbon, with intense traffic during
rush hour on the IC19 road to Lisbon
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Sound Mariza - Can't help falling in
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