Pena Palace

sintra

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April 24th 2008
My buddy and I went to Sintra which has become a major tourist attraction, with many day-trippers visiting from nearby Lisbon. Attractions include the fabulous Pena Palace which is the oldest palace of the European Romanticism and It is a national monument and constitute one of the major expressions of 19th century ... read more

Europe » Portugal

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more