Portugal · 14th century
The Palace of Sintra (Portuguese: Palácio de Sintra), also called Town Palace (Palácio da Vila), is located in the town of Sintra, in the Lisbon District of Portugal. It is a present-day historic house museum.
It is the best-preserved medieval royal residence in Portugal, being inhabited more or less continuously from at least the early 15th century to the late 19th century. It is a significant tourist attraction, and is part of the Cultural Landscape of Sintra, a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Text adapted from “Sintra National Palace” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sintra National Palace ranks #394 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #6 of the 212 mapped in Portugal. Founded c. 1400, it is older than 50% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 10,769 times in the last 60 days, more than 94% of the atlas. 23 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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