Hillside estate of about 50 hectares outside Sintra, with botanical gardens of exotic plants from many continents, large old trees, ferns, a lake and a waterfall around a Moorish-style 19th-century palace. Visitors walk the steep, shaded paths, tour the carved palace interior and see chapel ruins.
Highlights
- Monserrate Palace interior
- Chapel ruins and waterfall
- Japanese and rose gardens
Good to know
- Admission €12; palace exterior under scaffolding
- Allow about two hours; paths steep
- Bus 435 or 1253; café on site
