Historic site · Mafra, Lisbon Region
Palace of Mafra
Palácio Nacional de Mafra
The National Palace of Mafra is the building King João V had built at Mafra, a separate municipality from Lisbon, that joins a royal palace, a basilica and a former Franciscan convent under one roof.
Why go
Visit Lisboa describes the National Palace of Mafra, built by order of King João V, as a royal palace, a basilica and a convent that housed Franciscan friars, with a large library, two carillons and six historic organs. The same page says the royal apartments occupy the main floor and the two turrets, the king's in the north turret and the queen's in the south, linked by a long gallery. Visit Lisboa counts a game reserve as part of the ensemble and says it was proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019; this record is the palace, basilica and convent building, not the game reserve. Visit Lisboa lists separate schedules for the palace, the library (for readers) and the basilica. Wikidata places the palace in the municipality of Mafra, not in Lisbon.
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