Schedules, prices and tickets of Pena Palace

Quinta da Regaleira Sintra – Timetables and Tickets

Address: Estrada da Pena. 2710-609 Sintra.

Schedules of Pena Palace and Gardens

Everydays :

Pena Palace + Gardens tickets

Ticket 18 to 64 yrs : 20,00 euros.
6 to 17 yrs : 18,00 euros.
+ 65 yrs : 18,00 euros.
Buy Pena Palace ticket

– Until 5 years : Free.
– Free on Sundays and public holidays, for residents in Portugal.

Pena Palace history

The Palace of Pena stands atop a rocky peak, which is the second highest point in the Sintra hills (the only place higher than the palace itself is the Cruz Alta, 528 metres above sea level). The palace is situated in the eastern part of the Park of Pena, which one has to pass through to reach the steep ramp built by the Baron of Eschwege that provides access to the castle-like building. The palace itself is composed of two wings: the former Manueline monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome and the wing built in the 19th century by King Ferdinand the 2nd. These wings are ringed by a third architectural structure that is a fantasised version of an imaginary castle, whose walls one can walk around and which comprises battlements, watchtowers, an entrance tunnel and even a drawbridge.
In 1838, King Ferdinand II acquired the former Hieronymite monastery of Our Lady of Pena, which had been built by King Manuel the 1st in 1511 on the top of the hill above Sintra and had been left unoccupied since 1834 when the religious orders were suppressed in Portugal. The monastery consisted of the cloister and its outbuildings, the chapel, the sacristy and the bell tower, which today form the northern section of the Palace of Pena, or the Old Palace as it is known.
King Ferdinand also ordered the Park of Pena to be planted in the Palace’s surrounding areas in the style of the romantic gardens of that time, with winding paths, pavilions and stone benches placed at different points along its routes, as well as trees and other plants originating from the four corners of the earth. In this way, the king took advantage of the mild and damp climate of the Sintra hills to create an entirely new and exotic park with over five hundred different species of trees.