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Monserrate Palace (Palácio de Monserrate)

Monserrate is a palace with a botanical garden on the outskirts of Sintra. It was transformed by Francis Cook, a wealthy 19th-century British industrialist and art collector, who turned the estate into a Romantic masterpiece; the architect was James Knowles Jr. and the building combines several influences. Inside are the Main Hall, the Gallery, the Library, the Music Room and the chapel. The park gathers exotic species from around the world, with the Fern Valley, the Japanese Garden, the Mexican Garden, the Rose Garden and Beckford's Waterfall. The present palace was built in 1858 on the ruins of an earlier Gothic Revival house in which the writer William Beckford had lived; Lord Byron mentioned the place in 'Childe Harold's Pilgrimage'.

Things to do at Monserrate Palace (Palácio de Monserrate): 4 missions

• Walk through the Fern ValleyWander into the Fern Valley and notice the variety of exotic species.
• Find Beckford's WaterfallFollow the paths to Beckford's Waterfall, one of the points of interest in the park.
• Cross the Japanese GardenFind the Japanese Garden inside the park and walk through it.
• Walk around the palace and photograph its facadeGo round Francis Cook's palace and look for the best angle on the work of James Knowles Jr.

Near Monserrate Palace (Palácio de Monserrate)

Source: Web oficial - Parques de Sintra