These are visiting areas, not administrative boundaries. The buildings do not form one continuous walking route.
All 19 Colares · Penedo · Almoçageme 3 Granja do Marquês 1 Hills and Pena Park 3 Odrinhas 1 Old town and residences 5 Queluz 1 Rinchoa · Rio de Mouro 1 Estefânia 2 Western hills 2
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01 This stop · Old town and residences
Palácio Nacional de Sintra Compare the chimneys with the roofs and notice how courtyards connect rooms.
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12 · Museu de História Natural de Sintra Straight line · 87 m → 11 · Museu Anjos Teixeira Straight line · 281 m → Buildings by number · 19 01 Palácio Nacional de Sintra 02 Quinta da Regaleira 03 Palácio Biester 04 Palácio Nacional da Pena 05 Castelo dos Mouros 06 Chalet da Condessa d’Edla 07 Palácio de Monserrate 08 Convento dos Capuchos 09 Palácio Nacional de Queluz 10 MU.SA — Museu das Artes de Sintra 11 Museu Anjos Teixeira 12 Museu de História Natural de Sintra 13 Casa-Museu de Leal da Câmara 14 Museu Arqueológico de São Miguel de Odrinhas 15 Museu do Ar — Sintra 16 Adega Regional de Colares 17 Capela de Santo António do Penedo 18 Adega Viúva Gomes 19 Vila Alda — Casa do Elétrico Map notes and sources North is up; locations use recorded coordinates. Areas help organise your visit. This map does not show roads or walking routes.
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Palácio Nacional de Sintra · Archive photograph Photo source and licence Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0
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SIN-001 Old town and residences
Jia Ren · Everyday order
Palace admission subject to tickets and hours
Compare the chimneys with the roofs and notice how courtyards connect rooms.
Read the story ↗ A table nearby → Go to the bench → Quinta da Regaleira · Archive photograph Photo source and licence Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
Original photograph page ↗ Cropped preview; see the original photograph. The photograph does not confirm the venue’s present condition.
SIN-002 Old town and residences
Guan · Look before interpreting
Estate with slopes and designated routes
Follow how a path changes light, visibility and the direction of your body.
Read the story ↗ A table nearby → Go to the bench → Palácio Biester · Archive photograph Photo source and licence GualdimG · CC BY-SA 4.0
Original photograph page ↗ Cropped preview; see the original photograph. The photograph does not confirm the venue’s present condition.
SIN-003 Old town and residences
Bi · Ornament and living
Residence and garden
Look at frames, decoration and connections between rooms for the scale of everyday life.
Read the story ↗ A table nearby → Go to the bench → Palácio Nacional da Pena · Archive photograph Photo source and licence CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Original photograph page ↗ Cropped preview; see the original photograph. The photograph does not confirm the venue’s present condition.
SIN-004 Hills and Pena Park
Lü · Being a temporary guest
Check park entrance and palace time slot
Compare the wings and how the silhouette meets rocks and treetops.
Read the story ↗ A table nearby → Go to the bench → Castelo dos Mouros · Archive photograph Photo source and licence Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
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SIN-005 Hills and Pena Park
Gen · Knowing where to stop
Walls with steps and changes in level
Notice where the wall uses the rock rather than making the mountain regular.
Read the story ↗ A table nearby → Go to the bench → Chalet da Condessa d’Edla · Archive photograph Photo source and licence Eduarda7 · CC BY-SA 2.5 pt
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SIN-006 Hills and Pena Park
Xiao Xu · Small choices accumulating
Chalet within Pena Park
Distinguish surfaces that look like timber from places where cork is actually used.
Read the story ↗ A table nearby → Go to the bench → Palácio de Monserrate · Archive photograph Photo source and licence Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0
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SIN-007 Western hills
Tai · Connections between inside and outside
Palace and extensive park
Look towards the palace from the garden, then back at the garden through an opening in the building.
Read the story ↗ A table nearby → Go to the bench → Convento dos Capuchos · Archive photograph Photo source and licence Tagido · Public domain
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SIN-008 Western hills
Sun · Recognising what is needed
Low rooms and uneven paths
Notice adaptation to the terrain and how room sizes affect your body.
Read the story ↗ A table nearby → Go to the bench → Palácio Nacional de Queluz · Archive photograph Photo source and licence Hernandez Piras · CC BY-SA 4.0
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SIN-009 Queluz
Jie · Measure and freedom
A separate stop in Queluz
See how garden axes extend doors, windows and sightlines.
Read the story ↗ A table nearby → Go to the bench → MU.SA — Museu das Artes de Sintra · Archive photograph Photo source and licence GualdimG · CC BY-SA 4.0
Original photograph page ↗ Cropped preview; see the original photograph. The photograph does not confirm the venue’s present condition.
SIN-010 Estefânia
Ge · New uses, continuing life
Museum in Estefânia
Look at the relationship between the old building's scale and contemporary exhibition layouts.
Read the story ↗ A table nearby → Go to the bench → Museu Anjos Teixeira · Archive photograph Photo source and licence Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0
Original photograph page ↗ Cropped preview; see the original photograph. The photograph does not confirm the venue’s present condition.
SIN-011 Old town and residences
Xian · Distance and response
Museum in a former watermill
Notice how empty space changes the distance between your body and a sculpture.
Read the story ↗ A table nearby → Go to the bench → Museu de História Natural de Sintra · Archive photograph Photo source and licence GualdimG · CC BY-SA 4.0
Original photograph page ↗ Cropped preview; see the original photograph. The photograph does not confirm the venue’s present condition.
SIN-012 Old town and residences
Heng · Giving continuity time
Museum in the old town
Compare the building's age with the periods represented by its collections.
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