Natural park located in Portugal extends from the mouth of the river Falcão to the northern limit of the municipality of Sintra to the Guia area in Cascais
The Sintra-Cascais Natural Park is located in the district of Lisbon and is distributed across the municipalities of Sintra and Cascais and extends from the northern limit of the municipality of Sintra next to the mouth of the river Falcão and south to the Cascais Citadel
In the municipality of Sintra it includes the parishes of São Pedro de Penaferrim, Santa Maria and São Miguel, São Martinho, São João das Lampas and Colares, while in Cascais it includes the parishes of Cascais and Alcabideche.
The Colares area has its entire territory within a Natural Park area, and also covers the western region of Terra Saloia and the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon-Norte.
The Park located in the western region of Terra Saloia and in the north-western quadrant of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area is divided into two distinct areas: the agricultural area with a view to producing fruit and wine, and the coastal area with beaches, cliffs and dunes.
In the park there is a primitive forest with almost all species of Quercus, including oak and black oak, eucalyptus, maritime pine, poplar, willow and acacia.
The park has birds of prey such as the peregrine falcon, barn owl, hawk, goshawk and Bonelli's eagle, seabirds such as gulls and shearwaters.
The area in the reptiles and amphibians section includes the yellow-spotted salamander, the midwife toad, the horned viper and the orange-bellied newt, and mammals such as foxes, moles and hedgehogs.
The Serra de Sintra is a small massif, the Roman promontory of the Moon facing the ocean and rising to 528 m in Cruz Alta.
Today, in certain sections you can breathe an air of dense forest, contrasting with the blanket of the coastal strip or the limestone platform of São João das Lampas.
Plant exoticism reaches greater expression in the parks of Pena and Monserrate, shrouded in fog that gives a certain mysticism to the landscape.
The Sintra-Cascais Natural Park features cliffs, low cliffs, beaches, dunes, the snout of Cabo da Roca highlighting a seafront that impresses with its vigor and where there are trails of dinosaur footprints (Praia Grande do Rodízio).
The chimneys of the National Palace of Sintra and the Moorish window, also called Paço da Vila, have a clear Muslim influence, with the current building being the result of several construction campaigns from the eras of D. João I, D. Manuel and the first third of the 16th century. The town's palace with its unique chimneys is the symbol of the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, which houses curious displays of popular architecture in its rural area.
The undeniable scenic value associated with this protected area was recognized by UNESCO by including part of the mountains and historic center of Sintra on the World Heritage List with the category of "cultural landscape".
In the municipality of Sintra it includes the parishes of São Pedro de Penaferrim, Santa Maria and São Miguel, São Martinho, São João das Lampas and Colares, while in Cascais it includes the parishes of Cascais and Alcabideche.
The Colares area has its entire territory within a Natural Park area, and also covers the western region of Terra Saloia and the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon-Norte.
The Park located in the western region of Terra Saloia and in the north-western quadrant of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area is divided into two distinct areas: the agricultural area with a view to producing fruit and wine, and the coastal area with beaches, cliffs and dunes.
In the park there is a primitive forest with almost all species of Quercus, including oak and black oak, eucalyptus, maritime pine, poplar, willow and acacia.
The park has birds of prey such as the peregrine falcon, barn owl, hawk, goshawk and Bonelli's eagle, seabirds such as gulls and shearwaters.
The area in the reptiles and amphibians section includes the yellow-spotted salamander, the midwife toad, the horned viper and the orange-bellied newt, and mammals such as foxes, moles and hedgehogs.
The Serra de Sintra is a small massif, the Roman promontory of the Moon facing the ocean and rising to 528 m in Cruz Alta.
Today, in certain sections you can breathe an air of dense forest, contrasting with the blanket of the coastal strip or the limestone platform of São João das Lampas.
Plant exoticism reaches greater expression in the parks of Pena and Monserrate, shrouded in fog that gives a certain mysticism to the landscape.
The Sintra-Cascais Natural Park features cliffs, low cliffs, beaches, dunes, the snout of Cabo da Roca highlighting a seafront that impresses with its vigor and where there are trails of dinosaur footprints (Praia Grande do Rodízio).
The chimneys of the National Palace of Sintra and the Moorish window, also called Paço da Vila, have a clear Muslim influence, with the current building being the result of several construction campaigns from the eras of D. João I, D. Manuel and the first third of the 16th century. The town's palace with its unique chimneys is the symbol of the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, which houses curious displays of popular architecture in its rural area.
The undeniable scenic value associated with this protected area was recognized by UNESCO by including part of the mountains and historic center of Sintra on the World Heritage List with the category of "cultural landscape".
