St. Martin Church
Medieval parish church rebuilt after the 1755 earthquake, with trompe-l'oeil ceiling and 18th-century organ.
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This guide to the Church of Saint Martin in Sintra begins on the morning of All Saints' Day, seventeen fifty-five, as the great Lisbon earthquake reaches the town. It reaches back to Portugal's first king and the medieval canons who sang here, then forward to a monarch who rode past this spot on his way to the palace. Best heard standing inside, beneath the painted ceiling.
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