Sintra-Cascais Natural Park
| Sintra-Cascais Natural Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Castle of the Moors with the Pena Palace in the background, Sintra Mountains. | |
| Location | Lisbon District, Portugal |
| Coordinates | 38°47′58″N 9°26′32″W / 38.79944°N 9.44222°W |
| Area | 144.51 km2 (55.80 sq mi) |
| Max. elevation | 528 m (1,732 ft) |
| Min. elevation | sea-level |
| Established | October 15, 1981 |
| Visitors | 43,512 (in 2017-2020 (average)) |
| Governing body | ICNF |
The Sintra-Cascais Natural Park is a park on the Portuguese Riviera, one of the 13 Natural Parks of Portugal. While only established in 1994 as a Natural Park by the Portuguese Government, it has been protected since 1981. With an area of approximately 145 km2. The park includes the Serra de Sintra Mountain Range but extends all the way to the coast and Cabo da Roca, continental Europe's westernmost point. It contains the Castle of the Moors. Located 25 km from Lisbon, the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park is a popular tourism area, with many different individual historic and natural attractions. Sintra and Cascais are towns and municipalities on the Lisbon / Estoril Coast.