Historic site · Monserrate, Sintra, Lisbon Region
Monserrate Palace
Palácio de Monserrate
Monserrate Palace is the 19th-century Romantic palace in the Park of Monserrate, on the road from Sintra's town centre to Colares, created for the British collector Francis Cook by the architect James Knowles Jr.
Why go
Monserrate Palace is the palace of the Park and Palace of Monserrate, on the road from the centre of Sintra to Colares, which Parques de Sintra presents as the creation of Francis Cook, a 19th-century British industrialist and art collector, and his architect James Knowles Jr., set in gardens of exotic species gathered from around the world. Parques de Sintra – Monte da Lua, a publicly owned company, manages it and sells the park and palace as one ticket, so this record is the palace with its park described here rather than as a separate place. When read on 9 October 2026, Parques de Sintra's page said restoration works on the palace roofs are under way until the first quarter of 2027, with scaffolding and a temporary covering on the monument.
Near Monserrate Palace
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2 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Park
Park of Pena
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3 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
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3 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Historic site
Pena Palace
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3 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ