This May 2013 photo shows tiled walls and arched doorways inside the Monserrate Palace in Sintra, Portugal. The palace is one of a number of castles and other spectacular buildings found in Sintra, ...

You'll feel that first at Sintra National Palace, located right in the center of town. It was first built during the Al-Andalus period, when Moorish forces still occupied the region in the 8 th ...

With sunshine bathing its multicolored facades against a backdrop of deep blue sky, the Pena Palace in Sintra is like a castle seen through a kaleidoscope. A jumble of bright yellow domes, red towers, ...

Like many people who enjoy browsing through travel sites, I’d seen photos of Pena Palace in Sintra, Portugal. It’s a place that seems almost too good to be true; the shapes, colors, artwork and the ...

A jewel in the crown of the amazing region is Palácio da Pena. This is the National Palace of Pena which is perched in the ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. Given free rein to design a palace in Portugal in 1904, a cashed-up, ...