It’s also less crowded than Sintra’s other pretty palaces. Equally close to Penha Longa is the gorgeous beach town of Cascais. A stroll through leafy Marechal Carmona Park, with its resident ...

The scenic landscape of the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, defined by its richly forested mountains and collection of extravagant and often eccentric palaces, became a World Heritage Site in 1995.