At the heart of the town lies the National Palace of Sintra, Portugal's oldest surviving royal palace. Its distinctive twin ...

The castle served as a fortification for the Romans, Visigoths and the Moors, who turned it into a royal palace before it was eventually taken by Portugal's first king, Afonso Henriques.

Visitors to Portugal rave about the heritage and ... Now a UNESCO World Heritage site, the palace was used by the royal family to escape the staggering heat in the summer months.

The day I arrived, the Portuguese national parks service announced that all but one of Sintra’s palaces would be closed due ...