Portugal 🇵🇹, Pena Palace

The Pena Palace, which is located on a high cliff in Sintra in Portugal, is a beautiful historical and cultural monument built in the XIX century. The unique building, which combines many architectural styles, was erected specifically for Duke Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

A beautiful castle and park were founded on the ruins of a small monastery. And now it is a favorite tourist site, where the museum is located.

The Pena castle consists of two parts: The old monastery of the Order of St. Jerome, which dates back to the XVI century and the wing built in the XIX century by King Ferdinand II. These objects were united by a fortress surrounding them.

A large-scale reconstruction of the Pena Palace in Sintra took place in 1994, when the structure was painted in bright colors that were not used 150 years ago: the monastery was painted in pink, the New palace was painted in yellow or ochre.