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Sintra-Cascais Natural Park

Coordinates: 38°47′58″N 9°26′32″W / 38.79944°N 9.44222°W / 38.79944; -9.44222
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Sintra-Cascais Natural Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Castle of the Moors with the Pena Palace in the background, Sintra Mountains.
Map showing the location of Sintra-Cascais Natural Park
Map showing the location of Sintra-Cascais Natural Park
LocationLisbon District, Portugal
Coordinates38°47′58″N 9°26′32″W / 38.79944°N 9.44222°W / 38.79944; -9.44222
Area144.51 km2 (55.80 sq mi)[1]
Max. elevation528 m (1,732 ft)
Min. elevationsea-level
EstablishedOctober 15, 1981 (1981-10-15)
Visitors43,512 (in 2017-2020 (average))[2]
Governing bodyICNF

The Sintra-Cascais Natural Park is a park on the Portuguese Riviera, one of the 13 Natural Parks of Portugal. While only established in 1994 as a Natural Park by the Portuguese Government, it has been protected since 1981. Its area is approximately 145 km2. The park includes the Serra de Sintra Mountain Range but extends all the way to the coast and Cabo da Roca, continental Europe's westernmost point. It contains the Castle of the Moors. Located within 25 km of Lisbon, the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park is a popular tourism area, with many different individual historical and natural sites and attractions. Sintra and Cascais are towns and municipalities in the Lisbon / Estoril Coast.

Attractions within the Park

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References

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  1. ^ "Sintra-Cascais | DOPA Explorer". dopa-explorer.jrc.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Número de visitantes que contactaram as áreas protegidas". ICNF. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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