SINTRA
Discover Sintra and it's lifestyle
SINTRA
LIFESTYLE
Sintra has its importance in the national context for being the second most populous municipality in Portugal, after Lisbon.
It is limited to the north by the municipality of Mafra, to the east by Loures, Odivelas and Amadora, to the southeast by Oeiras, to the south by Cascais and to the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Among its most important centers are, in addition to the town of Sintra, the cities of Queluz and Agualva-Cacém. Its territory is very heterogeneous, with its coastal and northern parishes still having forestry and rural characteristics, in contrast to the urbanized parishes in the south that have developed as a result of improved accessibility and proximity to the capital.
The climate in general does not have very pronounced thermal amplitudes, with summers with very little rain characterized by abundant humidity in the air.
Vila de Sintra is notable for the presence of its romantic architecture, resulting in its classification as a Cultural Landscape of Sintra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has refused to be elevated to the category of city, despite being the seat of the second most populous municipality in Portugal.
