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Pena Palace
A colorful Romanticist palace atop a hill in Sintra, representing one of the finest examples of 19th-century Romanticism in the world.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Algueirão
Lisbon, Portugal · Europe
About Algueirão
Algueirão works well as a base: 5 minutes from Rio de Mouro, 4km from Pena Palace.
Algueirão is in Lisbon, Portugal, with about 66,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Rio de Mouro, about 4 km away.
Algueirão – Mem Martins (Portuguese pronunciation: [alɣɐjˈɾɐ̃w ˈmɐ̃j mɐɾˈtĩʃ]) is a Portuguese civil parish, in the municipality (concelho) of Sintra, and part of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. It was elevated from the status of village to town on 1 February 1988.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Algueirão?
Within an hour or so of Algueirão: Pena Palace (4 km), Sintra (4 km), Castelo dos Mouros (4 km), Palácio Nacional de Sintra (4 km).
Are there any good drives near Algueirão?
The nearest famous roads are Sintra–Cascais Coast Road (N247), Estrada Marginal (N6) and Cascais.
Where is Algueirão?
Algueirão is in Lisbon, Portugal, about 4 km from Rio de Mouro.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 66,250
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Lisbon
- Timezone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates
- 38.7976, -9.3437
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Worth the detour from Algueirão
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Sintra
UNESCO-listed fairy-tale town in the hills west of Lisbon with fantastical palaces, Moorish castle ruins, and lush gardens.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Castelo dos Mouros
Ancient Moorish ramparts snaking along a forested ridge with commanding views over Sintra.
4 km · about 5 min drive
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Palácio Nacional de Sintra
A royal palace at the town's heart, unmistakable for its twin conical kitchen chimneys.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Quinta da Regaleira
A mystical estate in Sintra featuring an initiatic well descending nine spiraling levels underground, surrounded by enchanted gardens.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Autodromo do Estoril
A classic Portuguese circuit near Lisbon that hosted Formula 1 from 1984 to 1996, known for its fast and technical layout.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Monserrate Palace
Sintra's most exotic and least crowded palace: a Moorish-Gothic-Indian fantasy villa rebuilt in 1858 for Francis Cook, wrapped in botanical gardens with lawns, ferns, and Mexican and Japanese terraces. Byron praised the earlier ruin in Childe Harold.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Convento dos Capuchos
A tiny cork-lined hermitage hidden in Sintra's forest, hauntingly austere and moss-covered.
8 km · about 15 min drive
Driving roads near Algueirão
- Right hereSintra–Cascais Coast Road (N247)A wind-swept coastal drive past Cabo da Roca, wild beaches and the Sintra-Cascais natural park.
- Right hereEstrada Marginal (N6)A breezy coastal drive hugging the Tagus shore from Lisbon out to Estoril and Cascais.
- Right hereCascaisA breezy seaside resort town of beaches, marina and old-town lanes at the end of the Lisbon coast.
- Right hereCabo da RocaThe westernmost point of continental Europe, a wild windswept cliff 140 meters above the roaring Atlantic.
- 19 kmPonte 25 de AbrilA red suspension bridge evoking the Golden Gate, soaring across the Tagus into southern Lisbon.
- 20 kmTram 28 Route, LisbonLisbon's iconic vintage yellow tram rattling through the city's steepest and most atmospheric historic neighborhoods.
Driving in Portugal
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€9.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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