Pena Palace: Romanticist Castle in Sintra

Pena Palace is a Romanticist castle on a hill in Sintra, Portugal. On clear days it can be seen from Lisbon.

In 1838 King Ferdinand acquired the ruins and surrounding lands. Construction took place between 1842 and 1854.

Wilhelm Ludwig von Eschwege designed the rebuild. Romanticism apparently requires a hard hat.

A vast forested area surrounds the Romanticist palace.

The restored convent section includes a dining room and cloister. A clock tower was completed in 1843.

Interiors were adapted as a summer residence. Painted walls in trompe-l'œil and stuccos form royal collections.

Over time the red and yellow façades faded to gray. Gray was never really the plan.