Regaleira, Mysterious Sintra.
This place is a LOT older than the Moneybags Monteiro Italian set-designer architects design that we see today but has its roots deep in Templar tradition. The style has a mix of Romantic, Gothic, Renaissance and Manueline traces.
Quinta da Regaleira - Beautiful Gardens
A Quinta da Regaleira is one of the most surprising of all Sintra’s monuments. Located on the outskirts of the town, it was built 1904 e 1910, in the last days of the Portuguese monarchy.
This romantic property formerly belonging to the Viscondessa da Regaleira, was acquired and enlarged by António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro (1848-1920) as his favourite country estate. His vast fortune earned him the nickname of Monteiro dos Milhões, (Moneybags Monteiro). He commissioned this unique project of house and landscape from the Italian set-designer and architect Luigi Manini (1848-1936) whose genius, along with the mastery of sculptors, stonemasons, craftsmen who had formerly Palace Hotel do Buçaco, created this magical place.
Let me take you there on one of my custom private tours the next time you visit Lisbon
