This May 2013 photo shows tiled walls and arched doorways inside the Monserrate Palace in Sintra, Portugal. The palace is one of a number of castles and other spectacular buildings found in Sintra, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... With sunshine bathing its multicolored facades against a backdrop of deep blue sky, the Pena Palace in Sintra is like a castle seen through a kaleidoscope. A ...

With sunshine bathing its multicolored facades against a backdrop of deep blue sky, the Pena Palace in Sintra is like a castle seen through a kaleidoscope. A jumble of bright yellow domes, red towers, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Eccentric millionaire Antonio Augusto Carvalho Monteiro would have gotten a good laugh. We’re exploring the mystical grounds of his romantic Quinta da ...

Like many people who enjoy browsing through travel sites, I’d seen photos of Pena Palace in Sintra, Portugal. It’s a place that seems almost too good to be true; the shapes, colors, artwork and the ...

From stunning bridges to buildings adorned with colourful tiles to perhaps the world’s most colourful palace, Portugal is a country that is filled with interesting and historic places to see. Here are ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. Given free rein to design a palace in Portugal in 1904, a cashed-up, ...