Sintra

"Sintra es una villa portuguesa del distrito de Lisboa, región de Lisboa y subregión de Grande Lisboa, con cerca de 33.000 habitantes en su casco histórico y un total de 377.837 dentro de su término municipal. Es sede de un municipio con 316,06 km² de área y 377 837 habitantes (2011), subdividido en 20 freguesias. El municipio limita al norte con el municipio de Mafra, al este con Loures, al sureste con Amadora, al sur con Oeiras y Cascais y al oeste con el océano Atlántico. El municipio (concejo) de Sintra tiene dos ciudades: Agualva-Cacem, con cerca de 101.000 habitantes, y Queluz, con 111.424 habitantes. La ciudad fue declarada Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco el 19 de diciembre de 1995."

"Sintra (Portuguese pronunciation: [st]) is a town and a municipality in the Grande Lisboa subregion (Lisbon Region) of Portugal, considered part of the Portuguese Riviera. The municipality contains two cities: Queluz and Agualva-Cacém. The population in 2011 was 377,835, in an area of 319.23 square kilometres (123.26 sq mi). Sintra is known for its many 19th-century Romantic architectural monuments, which has resulted in its classification as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Although its heritage in buildings and nature is the most visible face of the historic individuality of Sintra, a whole literary heritage has made the area a legendary reference in Portuguese culture. It has become a major tourist centre, visited by many day-trippers who travel from the capital Lisbon. In addition to the Sintra Mountains and Sintra-Cascais Nature Park, the parishes of the town of Sintra are dotted with royal retreats, estates, castles and other buildings, including the mediaeval Castelo dos Mouros, the Pena National Palace and the Sintra National Palace."