Castle of the Moors – Sintra, Portugal Perched high on the hills ... retreat for the Liedekerke-Beaufort family. However, it was abandoned in the 1990s and has since fallen into disrepair.

000ha of Portugal. Several people had died. Sintra was not directly under threat, but the dry conditions meant any spark could ignite the Unesco-listed town. The fate of my castle-hopping getaway ...