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Museums and PalacesPalácio Nacional da PenaPena National Palace The fantastic Palácio da Pena is one of the best examples of 19th-century Romantic revivalism in Portugal.Situated at the top of the Monte da Pena, the palace was built on the site of an old monastery belonging to the Order of (...)
Telephone: +351 21 923 73 00
Fax: +351 21 923 73 50
E-mail: info@parquesdesintra.pt
Website: http://www.parquesdesintra.pthttps://www.parquesdesintra.pt/pt/recursos-digitais/experien (...)
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Museums and PalacesPalácio e Quinta da RegaleiraVery close to the historic centre of Sintra is Quinta Regaleira, one of the town’s most enigmatic sights.The palace of Quinta da Regaleira was built in the early 20th century by the millionaire António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro (1848-1920), who (...)
Telephone: +351 21 910 66 50
Fax: +351 21 924 47 25
E-mail: regaleira@mail.telepac.pt
Website: http://www.regaleira.pt
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Museums and PalacesPalácio Nacional e Convento de MafraThe sheer magnificence of the monumental architectural design of the palace, convent and basilica of Mafra bears witness to the opulence of the court of king João V (1707-1750). It was king João V who ordered the building of what proved to be the (...)
Telephone: +351 261 817 550
Fax: +351 261 811 947
E-mail: geral@pnmafra.dgpc.pt
Website: https://www.museusemonumentos.pt/pt/museus-e-monumentos/pala (...)
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Museums and PalacesCasa de MateusBuilt in the first half of the 18C and betraying the finishing touches of Nicolau Nasoni, this palace set in beautiful gardens on a vast farm is considered to be one of the finest examples of baroque civil architecture in Portugal.Its interior (...)
Telephone: +351 259 323 121
Fax: +351 259 326 553
E-mail: casademateus@casademateus.pt
Website: http://www.casademateus.com
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Museums and PalacesPalácio Nacional de SintraSintra National Palace The Sintra national palace is unique amongst the royal mediaeval palaces in Portugal and the town’s most distinctive building.Beginning with the nation’s first dynasties, Sintra was one of the preferred places of Portuguese (...)
Telephone: +351 219 237 300
Fax: +351 219 237 350
E-mail: info@parquesdesintra.pt
Website: http://www.parquesdesintra.pthttps://www.parquesdesintra.pt/en/digital-resources/digital- (...)
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Museums and PalacesMuseu Nacional dos CochesThe Coach Museum was an initiative of Queen D. Amélia de Orléans e Bragança, wife of King D. Carlos I (1889-1908), who inaugurated it in 1905. It contains an exceptional and unique collection of richly adorned royal vehicles, from the 17th to 19th (...)
Telephone: +351 21 361 08 50
Fax: +351 21 363 25 03
E-mail: geral@mncoches.dgpc.pt
Website: http://www.museudoscoches.pt
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Museums and PalacesPalácio Nacional de QueluzThe Palace of Queluz and its gardens, represents one of the finest examples of late 18th-century Portuguese architecture.Built at the orders of Pedro III, the husband of D. Maria I (1734-1816), and used as a royal residence, this palace is one of (...)
Telephone: +351 219 237 300
Fax: +351 219 237 350
E-mail: info@parquesdesintra.pt
Website: http://www.parquesdesintra.pt
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Museums and PalacesMuseu de Arte Contemporânea de SerralvesThe multidisciplinary perspective of the architectural design was the work of architect Álvaro Siza Vieira. Hence, in addition to the 4,500m2 of exhibition area with its emphasis on scale, proportion and light, the remaining 8,200m2 feature an (...)
Telephone: +351 22 615 65 00
Fax: +351 22 615 65 33
E-mail: serralves@serralves.pt
Website: http://www.serralves.pt
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Museums and PalacesPalácio da BolsaNational Monument, located in the historical centre of the City, classified as World Heritage Site by UNESCO, the Palácio da Bolsa, built by the Porto Commercial Association on the ruins of the Saint Francis Convent, has become by excellence the (...)
Telephone: +351 223 399 013
Fax: +351 223 399 090
E-mail: turismo@cciporto.pt
Website: http://www.palaciodabolsa.com
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Museums and PalacesMuseu Nacional de Arte AntigaThis museum is housed in a 17C palace and in a building that stands on the site of a 16C Carmelite convent, of which all that now remains is a Baroque chapel. It is one of the most important Portuguese museums and has a magnificent garden (...)
Telephone: +351 21 391 28 00
E-mail: geral@mnaa.dgpc.pt
Website: http://www.museudearteantiga.pt
