Back منتزه سينترا كاشكايش الطبيعي Arabic Parque natural de Sintra-Cascais AST Parque natural de Sintra-Cascaes Spanish Sintra-Cascais Parke Naturala EU Parco naturale di Sintra-Cascais Italian Природен парк Синтра-Каскаис MK Park Przyrodniczy Sintra-Cascais Polish Parque Natural de Sintra-Cascais Portuguese Sintra / Cascais Romanian Naravni park Sintra-Cascais SL
| Sintra-Cascais Natural Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
-186.jpg) Castle of the Moors with the Pena Palace in the background, Sintra Mountains. | |
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| 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)[1] |
| Max. elevation | 528 m (1,732 ft) |
| Min. elevation | sea-level |
| Established | October 15, 1981 |
| Visitors | 43,512 (in 2017-2020 (average))[2] |
| 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. Its area is 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 within 25 km of Lisbon, the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park is a popular tourism area, with many different individual historical and natural sites and attractions. Sintra and Cascais are towns and municipalities in the Lisbon / Estoril Coast.
- ^ "Sintra-Cascais | DOPA Explorer". dopa-explorer.jrc.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Número de visitantes que contactaram as áreas protegidas". ICNF. Retrieved 31 May 2021.