Quinta do Relógio, Cultural heritage estate in São Martinho, Portugal.
The estate spans two hectares with romantic gardens containing araucarias, sequoias, cork oaks, magnolias, and palm trees along winding paths and water features.
Manuel Pinto da Fonseca purchased the estate around 1835 and commissioned architect António Manuel da Fonseca Júnior to design the residence in Neo-Arabic style.
Future Portuguese monarchs Carlos de Bragança and Maria Amélia de Orléans selected this estate for their honeymoon in May 1886.
The property forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Landscape of Sintra and remains accessible through guided tours throughout the year.
The estate's name originates from a former clock tower with multiple bells that played minuets, as depicted in lithographs from 1829.
Location: Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)
Inception: 19 century
Part of: Cultural Landscape of Sintra
GPS coordinates: 38.79634,-9.39529
Latest update: May 10, 2025 16:37
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Museu de História Natural
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Câmara Municipal de Sintra
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Museu Anjos Teixeira
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Igreja de São Martinho (Sintra)
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Pelourinho de Sintra
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Casa dos Penedos
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Linha do elétrico de Sintra, na totalidade do seu percurso atualmente subsistente, incluindo as respetivas estruturas de apoio e composições
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Mulher com Bebé ao Colo by Anjos Teixeira
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Hotel Netto
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Casa da Quinta dos Pisões
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Palácio Valenças
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Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia de Sintra
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Hotel Lawrence's
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Antigo repuxo da vila de Sintra
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Igreja de São Martinho Bispo
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Fonte dos Pisões
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Igreja Paroquial de São Miguel
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Igreja Paroquial de São Pedro de Penaferrim
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Jardins de Seteais
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Casa Biester
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Penedo da Amizade
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Casal de Santa Margarida
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