Results: Sintra, Portugal
Published on 09/03/2023
Sintra is a town and municipality in the Greater Lisbon region of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera. Sintra is one of the most urbanized and densely populated municipalities of Portugal. A major tourist destination famed for its picturesqueness, the municipality has several historic palaces, castles, scenic beaches, parks and gardens. Wikipedia is the primary source for this survey.
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Which of these Sintra characteristics are you familiar with?
The area includes the Sintra-Cascais Nature Park which the Sintra Mountains run through.
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The historic center of the Vila de Sintra is famous for its 19th-century Romanticist architecture, historic estates and villas, gardens, and royal palaces and castles, which resulted in the classification of the town as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Sintra's landmarks include the medieval Castle of the Moors, the romanticist Pena National Palace and the Portuguese Renaissance Sintra National Palace.
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Which of these Sintra facts have you heard about?
Sintra is one of the wealthiest municipalities in both Portugal and the Iberian Peninsula as a whole.
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It is home to one of the largest foreign expat communities along the Portuguese Riviera and consistently ranks as one of the best places to live in Portugal.
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The ECB Forum on Central Banking, an annual event organized by the European Central Bank, is held in Sintra.
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Which of these historical facts about Sintra are you aware of?
The earliest remnants of human occupation were discovered in Penha Verde: these vestiges testify to an occupation dating to the early Paleolithic period (about 2.7 million years ago).
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The toponym Sintra derives from the medieval Suntria, and points to an association with Indo-European cultures; the word translates as 'bright star' or 'sun', commonly significant in those cultures.
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During the Roman occupation of the peninsula, the region of Sintra was part of the vast Civitas Olisiponense which Caesar (around 49 B.C.) or more likely Octavius (around 30 B.C.) granted the status of Municipium Civium Romanorum.
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Which of these modern Sintra demographics are you aware of?
EuroAtlantic Airways has its head office in Sintra.
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Tourism is also a significant part of Sintra's economy, with the parks and monuments operated by the Parques de Sintra accounting for 3.2 million visitors in 2017.
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Lisbon's commuter railway network (CP Urban Services) provides direct services to Sintra Station. The journey to Lisbon takes 35–45 minutes.
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