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Cultural Landscape of Sintra
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| In the 19th century Sintra became the first centre of European Romantic architecture. Ferdinand II turned a ruined monastery into a castle where this new sensitivity was displayed in the use of Gothic, Egyptian, Moorish and Renaissance elements and in the creation of a park blending local and exotic species of trees. Other fine dwellings, built along the same lines in the surrounding serra, created a unique combination of parks and gardens which influenced the development of landscape architecture throughout Europe. |
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Here you can find a long description of the World Heritage Site. |
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Info about Sintra and its main attractions. |
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Read reviews of the site posted by rea ltravelers and view a representative photo gallery of it. |
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Some marvellous views of Sintra. |
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