Place:Sintra, Lisboa, Portugal

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NameSintra
Alt namesCintrasource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
New Lisbonsource: ARLIS/NA: Ancient Site Names (1995)
TypeConcelho
Coordinates38.8°N 9.383°W
Located inLisboa, Portugal
Contained Places
Freguesia
Agualva
Algueirão-Mem Martins
Almargem do Bispo
Belas
Cacém
Casal de Cambra
Colares
Massamá
Mira-Sintra
Monte Abraão
Montelavar
Pero Pinheiro
Queluz
Rio de Mouro
Santa Maria e São Miguel
São João das Lampas
São Marcos
São Martinho
São Pdero de Penaferrim
Terrugem
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Sintra is a town and municipality in the Greater Lisbon region of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 377,835, in an area of . Sintra is one of the most urbanized and densely populated municipalities of Portugal. A major tourist destination famed for its picturesqueness, the municipality has several historic palaces, castles, scenic beaches, parks and gardens.

The area includes the Sintra-Cascais Nature Park through which the Sintra Mountains run. The historic center of the Vila de Sintra is famous for its 19th-century Romanticist architecture, historic estates and villas, gardens, and royal palaces and castles, which resulted in the classification of the town as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sintra's landmarks include the medieval Castle of the Moors, the romanticist Pena National Palace and the Portuguese Renaissance Sintra National Palace.

Sintra is one of the wealthiest municipalities in both Portugal and the Iberian Peninsula as a whole. It is home to one of the largest foreign expat communities along the Portuguese Riviera and consistently ranks as one of the best places to live in Portugal.

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