Discover the Pena Palace

The castle is located in Sintra. It's historic center is famous for its 19th-century Romanticist architecture, historic estates and villas, gardens, and royal palaces and castles, which resulted in the classification of the town as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The history of the castle started in the Middle Ages, with a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Pena. It is said that the construction started after an apparition of the Virgin Mary.

During the 18th century two events damaged its structures: a lightning and the Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755, that destroyed it to ruins.

The Great Hall is the largest compartment in the Palace of Pena. Also known as the Billiards Room, this was the largest leisure and socialisation area in the palace. 

The perspective of the sitting room creates the illusion of a broader space than the physical limitations of the room. On the cartouches above the windows, there are views of the palace itself.

The construction of this cloister took place in 1511 and clearly reflects the small scale of the religious community then living here. The small size of the convent spaces also contributed to the intimacy of the residence of Ferdinand II.

The Palace of Pena Chapel resulted from the adaptation of the former Monastery Church of Our Lady of Pena. Up until the abolition of religious orders, this church was open to the faithful.

This was the main bedroom in the Palace of Pena. At the outset, Ferdinand II had planned chambers for himself and Queen Maria II in the Turret Tower of the New Palace. However, the queen died before construction on that wing was completed.

Contrary to his grandfather, Ferdinand, Carlos took up residence on the lower floor of the Manueline cloister, leaving the chambers on the upper floor for his wife, Queen Amelia.
 
The Office of King Carlos served as his place of work and leisure and adjoined the king’s bedroom. 

There is a vast view from this terrace ranging from the ocean in the distance on one side and Lisbon looking eastwards. Right in front, to the south, there stands the High Cross on the highest point in the Sintra Hills, at 528 metres above sea level.