Pena Palace

The Pena Palace (Portuguese: Palácio da Pena) is a Romanticist palace in São Pedro de Penaferrim, in the municipality of Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera. The castle stands on the top of a hill in the Sintra Mountains above the town of Sintra, and on a clear day it can be easily seen from Lisbon and much of its metropolitan area. It is a national monument and constitutes one of the major expressions of 19th-century Romanticism in the world. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal. It is also used for state occasions by the President of the Portuguese Republic and other government officials.

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Pena Palace ranks #113 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 200 mapped in Portugal. Founded 1838, it is older than 10% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 562 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 30,570 times in the last 60 days, more than 98% of the atlas. 21 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Sintra, 1 km away. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.

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