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Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, the Glossary

Index Sintra-Cascais Natural Park

The Sintra-Cascais Natural Park is a park on the Portuguese Riviera, one of the 13 Natural Parks of Portugal.[1]

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  1. 27 relations: Anta de Adrenunes, Azenhas do Mar, Cabo da Roca, Cascais, Castle of the Moors, Chalet and Garden of the Countess of Edla, Convent of the Capuchos (Sintra), Cresmina Dune, Estoril, Extreme points of Europe, Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests, Lisbon, Lisbon District, Monserrate Palace, Pena Palace, Portugal, Portuguese Riviera, Praia do Guincho, Protected areas of Portugal, Quinta da Regaleira, Quinta da Ribafria, Sintra, Ramalhão Palace, Sanctuary of Peninha, Seteais Palace, Sintra, Sintra Mountains, Sintra National Palace.

  2. Cascais
  3. Geography of Lisbon District
  4. Natura 2000 in Portugal
  5. Nature conservation in Portugal
  6. Tourist attractions in Lisbon District

Anta de Adrenunes

The Anta de Adrenunes, located on top of a hill at 426 metres above sea level, in the municipality of Sintra, within Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, Lisbon District, Portugal, is believed to be a Stone Age burial chamber or megalithic monument.

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Azenhas do Mar

Azenhas do Mar is a seaside town (residential neighborhood) in the municipality of Sintra, Portugal. Sintra-Cascais Natural Park and Azenhas do Mar are Lisbon geography stubs.

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Cabo da Roca

Cabo da Roca or Cape Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost point of the Sintra Mountain Range, of mainland Portugal, of continental Europe, and of the Eurasian landmass. Sintra-Cascais Natural Park and Cabo da Roca are geography of Lisbon District.

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Cascais

Cascais is a town and municipality in the Lisbon District of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera.

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Castle of the Moors

The Castle of the Moors (Castelo dos Mouros) is a hilltop medieval castle located in the central Portuguese civil parish of Santa Maria e São Miguel, in the municipality of Sintra, about northwest of Lisbon.

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Chalet and Garden of the Countess of Edla

The Chalet and Garden of the Countess of Edla (Chalet e Jardim da Condessa d'Edla), also known as the Casa do Regalo, are in the Municipality of Sintra, in the Lisbon District of Portugal.

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Convent of the Capuchos (Sintra)

The Convent of the Friars Minor Capuchin, popularly known as the Convent of the Capuchos (Convento dos Capuchos), but officially the Convento da Santa Cruz da Serra de Sintra ("Convent of the Holy Cross of the Sintra Mountains"), is a historical convent consisting of small quarters and public spaces located in the civil parish of São Pedro de Penaferrim, in Sintra Municipality, Portugal.

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Cresmina Dune

The Cresmina Dune extends over 66 hectares and is a part of the Guincho-Oitavos dune system, located on the edge of the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park near Cascais in Portugal. Sintra-Cascais Natural Park and Cresmina Dune are Cascais, geography of Lisbon District, nature conservation in Portugal and tourist attractions in Lisbon District.

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Estoril

Estoril is a town in the civil parish of Cascais e Estoril of the Portuguese Municipality of Cascais, on the Portuguese Riviera.

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Extreme points of Europe

This is a list of the extreme points of Europe: the geographical points that are higher or farther north, south, east or west than any other location in Europe.

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Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests

The Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (Portuguese: Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas, I.P.), ICNF, is the responsible governmental body for the nature and forest policies, including the management of Protected Areas and State managed national, municipal and communal forests of mainland Portugal. Sintra-Cascais Natural Park and Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests are European protected area stubs.

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Lisbon

Lisbon (Lisboa) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131 as of 2023 within its administrative limits and 2,961,177 within the metropolis.

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Lisbon District

Lisbon District (Distrito de Lisboa) is a district located along the western coast of Portugal.

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Monserrate Palace

The Monserrate Palace (Palácio de Monserrate) is a palatial villa located near Sintra, the traditional summer resort of the Portuguese court in the foothills overlooking the Atlantic Ocean north of the capital, Lisbon.

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Pena Palace

The Pena Palace (Palácio da Pena) is a Romanticist castle in São Pedro de Penaferrim, in the municipality of Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.

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Portuguese Riviera

The Portuguese Riviera (Portuguese: Riviera Portuguesa) is a term used in the tourist industry for the affluent coastal region to the west of Lisbon, Portugal, centered on the coastal municipalities of Cascais (including Estoril), Oeiras and Sintra. Sintra-Cascais Natural Park and Portuguese Riviera are tourist attractions in Lisbon District.

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Praia do Guincho

Praia do Guincho (English: Guincho Beach) is an Atlantic beach located on Portugal's Estoril coast, 5 km from the town of Cascais, and is located in the municipality of Cascais, more precisely in the parishes of Cascais e Estoril and Alcabideche, in the District of Lisbon. Sintra-Cascais Natural Park and Praia do Guincho are Lisbon geography stubs.

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Protected areas of Portugal

The Protected areas of Portugal (Áreas protegidas de Portugal) are classified under a legal protection statute that allows for the adequate protection and maintenance of biodiversity, while providing services for ecosystem that maintains the natural and geological patrimony.

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Quinta da Regaleira

Quinta da Regaleira is a quinta located near the historic centre of Sintra, Portugal.

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Quinta da Ribafria, Sintra

The Quinta da Ribafria (Ribafria Estate) is situated close to Sintra in Lisbon District, Portugal.

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Ramalhão Palace

The Palace of Ramalhão is a neoclassical Palace in Sintra, Portugal.

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Sanctuary of Peninha

The Sanctuary of Peninha (Santuário da Peninha) is situated in the Sintra Mountains in the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, in the Lisbon District of Portugal.

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Seteais Palace

The Seteais Palace is a neoclassical palace located in Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera, operating as a luxury hotel known as the Tivoli Palácio de Seteais Hotel.

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Sintra

Sintra is a town and municipality in the Greater Lisbon region of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera.

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Sintra Mountains

The Sintra Mountains (Serra de Sintra), is a mountain range in western Portugal. Sintra-Cascais Natural Park and Sintra Mountains are Cascais and Lisbon geography stubs.

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Sintra National Palace

The Palace of Sintra (Palácio de Sintra), also called Town Palace (Palácio da Vila), is located in the town of Sintra, in the Lisbon District of Portugal.

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See also

Cascais

Geography of Lisbon District

Natura 2000 in Portugal

Nature conservation in Portugal

Tourist attractions in Lisbon District

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sintra-Cascais_Natural_Park

Also known as Parque Natural de Sintra-Cascais, Sintra-Cascais.