Although its history dates back to the Neolithic, the Roman Empire, and Moorish rule, it was Portuguese Royalty who made it ...

The English poet never could resist a pretty face or a romantic vista, and Sintra, which served as a coastal retreat for Portugal ... intriguing ruins of a medieval Moorish castle, which offers ...

lt was finally abandoned with the successful Reconquista of Portugal from the Moors. Now in ruins, the remains of its barbican ... The major landmarks such as the Palace of Pena, the Moorish Castle, ...

The colorful castle sits high in the hills above the town of Sintra, Portugal. Built in 1854 ... The large castle that once stood is now reduced to ruins, but that doesn't make it any less ...

Portugal’s deep-rooted history stretches from its medieval castles and Roman ruins to the Moorish fortifications ... and the Moorish Castle in Sintra, each echoing the country’s diverse ...

Bushfires were burning across more than 100,000ha of Portugal. Several people had died. Sintra was not directly ... out towards the (closed) ruins of the Moorish Castle on the hills above, the ...

SINTRA, Portugal (AP) — 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 ...

A historic 18th-century country estate in the picturesque town of Sintra ... in ruins,” when it last changed hands in 2007, said listing agent Susana Carreira of Portugal Sotheby’s ...

The English poet never could resist a pretty face or a romantic vista, and Sintra, which served as a coastal retreat for Portugal ... intriguing ruins of a medieval Moorish castle, which offers ...