National Palace of Pena
Romantic hilltop palace in red and yellow, built over a ruined monastery with sweeping views.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the National Palace of Pena in Sintra starts with the words of the composer Richard Strauss on this hilltop, then goes back to the Hieronymite monks who once lived here and the earthquake that battered their monastery. It turns to Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg, the prince Portugal called the artist king, and the ruin he bought in eighteen thirty-eight. Best heard in the courtyard, where you can see the painted walls.
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