Pena Palace, Sintra: Tours, Tickets and Hours 2026

About the Destination

Inside Pena Palace, the park and the hilltop

Two experiences on one summit, with two different clocks. The park opens earlier and closes later than the building inside it.

Pena stands on a summit above Sintra, at Estrada da Pena, 2710-609 Sintra. Two gates serve the park: the Main Entrance at 38º 47' 16.45" N, 9º 23' 15.35" W and the Lakes Entrance at 38° 47' 21.4" N, 9° 23' 31.9" W. Private vehicles are not allowed to the monument at all, and the Rampa da Pena, the final approach road, is closed to them and used by public transport. Drivers are directed to Sintra's historic centre, where access is restricted to residents, or to the peripheral car parks.

A chapel stood on this hilltop from the 12th century, and in 1503 Manuel I ordered the Monastery of Our Lady of Pena here, entrusted to the Order of Saint Jerome. The religious orders were dissolved in 1834 and the buildings were abandoned. Ferdinand II bought the ruin and the surrounding land with his own funds in 1838, and Baron Wilhelm Ludwig von Eschwege, a mineralogist and mining engineer rather than an architect, supervised the works. The new wing rose from 1843. The Portuguese State bought the palace in 1889, it was classified a National Monument in 1910, and the Cultural Landscape of Sintra became UNESCO World Heritage in 1995.

Park hours run 09:00 to 19:00, with last ticket and last admission at 18:00; the interior is open 09:30 to 18:30, with the last ticket sold at 17:30 and the last admission at 18:00. A ticket admits you to the building only at the exact date and time it carries, you cannot go in early, and there is no grace period if you are late. Of the 23 official points of interest, 22 are inside the palace and only one, the Riding Ring, is in the park. Photography and video are not allowed in the interior. About 1.9 million people came in 2025.

Park hours 09:00–19:00, last admission 18:00

Palace interior 09:30–18:30, last ticket 17:30

Park size 85 hectares

Highest point 528 m at the High Cross

Closed 24–25 and 31 December, 1 January

Visitors (last full year, 2025) About 1.9 million

1503

A monastery came first

Manuel I ordered the Monastery of Our Lady of Pena on the summit in 1503, for the Order of Saint Jerome. A chapel had already stood on the site since the 12th century. The monastic core still holds the cloister, chapel, sacristy and bell tower.

1838

Ferdinand II buys the ruin

Religious orders were dissolved in 1834 and the monastery was left empty. Ferdinand II bought it and the surrounding land with his own money in 1838. Parques de Sintra calls him the King-Artist.

1843

The New Palace wing

Work on the 19th-century wing began in 1843 under the direction of the Baron of Eschwege, with the larger rooms and a circular tower beside new kitchens. The clock tower was finished the same year. German Romantic references were Stolzenfels, Rheinstein and Babelsberg.

1994

Old rose and ochre

A restoration in 1994 returned the building to its original colour scheme: old rose for the former monastery, ochre for the New Palace. That is the colour pairing in every photograph taken from the terraces today.

Points of interest, 22 of them indoors

Official lists name 23 points of interest. Twenty-two are palace interiors and terraces, from the Stag Room and Great Hall to Triton's Terrace and the Manueline Cloister. Only the Riding Ring sits out in the park.

85 ha

The park is the bigger half

Eighty-five hectares of Romantic landscape surround the building, described by its managers as Portugal's most important arboretum. It also holds the Camellia Garden of Excellence title. Plan time for it separately from the interior route.

Great Hall

Largest room in the building, also called the Billiards Room, lit by a gold-plated brass chandelier of 72 candles plus four petroleum lamps. Shelves above the sofas hold Ferdinand II's Japanese and Chinese porcelain, and three windows carry his Central European stained glass.

Stag Room

Stag heads modelled in plaster and fitted with genuine antlers line this banquet hall. The motif was borrowed straight from Germanic romantic castles. It is one of the rooms covered on the guided visit as well as the self-guided route.

Chapel and Manueline Cloister

Adapted from the former monastery church, the chapel keeps a main altar retable in Sintra alabaster and limestone carved by Nicolas de Chanterenne between 1529 and 1532. Opposite the altar is a stained-glass window from 1840, made by the Kellner workshop in Nuremberg. The cloister of 1511 has cuerda seca Hispano-Mudejar tiles around a square patio.

Queen's Terrace and Triton's Terrace

At the back of the Queen's Terrace is a small room called the Arabic Cabinet, where a telescope was kept; in summer an awning goes up over the original metal structure. Triton's Terrace marks the entrance to the New Palace wing, with a coral-decorated Neogothic arch, three shells and a Triton seated on one of them.

Chalet of the Countess of Edla

An alpine-style house in the western reaches of the park, designed by Elise Hensler herself and part of the park and palace visit. It burned in 1999, reopened in 2011 and took the Europa Nostra European Union Award for Cultural Heritage in the Conservation category in 2013. It is open 09:00 to 17:30 with last admission at 17:00, so it closes before the park does.

High Cross and the Valley of the Lakes

At 528 metres, the High Cross is the highest point of the Sintra Hills, directly south of the Queen's Terrace, with views to Lisbon, Cascais and the Atlantic. Other park highlights are the Temple of Columns, the Monk's Grotto, the Queen's Fernery and Pena Farm. All of it is uphill walking on loose and uneven ground.

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Pena Palace tours on this site compared

Price, duration, group size and whether the interior ticket is already in the price.

All seven options below begin and end in Lisbon, so the real choice is about tickets, timing and group size. Two of them arrive with the Pena Palace interior ticket already in hand, two make it an option you select at booking, one has you pay the guide on the day, and one leaves monument entrances out entirely. Duration runs from five hours to nine. Read the tickets column first, then the duration, then where you have to be in the morning.

	Price from	Duration	Group	Pena tickets	Also includes	Best for
★ Small Group Tour to Sintra, Pena Palace, Cabo Roca and Cascais	€70	8 hours	Mini-van, up to 8 people	Not included; the guide holds tickets and you pay the guide	Pick-up and drop-off at city-centre hotels, air-conditioned vehicle, guided tour at the outside of the monuments; lunch not included	A first visit that wants Sintra plus Cabo da Roca and Cascais in one day, door to door. 4.9 ★ (5026 reviews)
Sintra-Cascais-Pena Palace 8-People Small Group Tour from Lisbon	€47	9 hours	Maximum 8 people	Park and/or palace entrance fee included if that option is selected	Local guide and driver, air-conditioned vehicle, central meeting at 8:00 AM at Avenida da Liberdade 9; food, drinks and hotel pick-up not included, English only	The longest day at the lowest starting price, for travellers happy to reach a central meeting point. 4.9 ★ (1975 reviews)
Lisbon: Sintra Half-Day Guided Tour with Pena Palace Tickets	€80	5 hours	Up to 8 people per vehicle	Essential Ticket included: palace interior and park entry	Expert local guide throughout, air-conditioned vehicle, insurance, meeting next to the Hard Rock Cafe; lunch and the Quinta da Regaleira ticket not included	Short stays and cruise days, or anyone who wants half the day free in the city. 4.9 ★ (624 reviews)
Sintra Tour with Pena Palace and Regaleira All Tickets Included	€120	8 hours	Small group of 8	Included, with a guided visit to the park and palace	Quinta da Regaleira entrance and guided visit, air-conditioned vehicle, meeting at Praça da Figueira in front of the statue; lunch not included	Two timed monuments handled and guided, with nothing left to arrange on the day. 4.9 ★ (1220 reviews)
Sintra Full Day Private Tour: Including Pena Palace + Regaleira	€149	8 hours	Private, your group only	Included if the skip-the-line option is chosen	Hotel pick-up and drop-off, driver/guide, free Wi-Fi; lunch not included	Families, mixed walking abilities and anyone who wants the pace set by their own group. 4.8 ★ (1803 reviews)
Lisbon: Sintra Full Day Pena Palace, Regaleira & Monserrate	€60	8 hours, with a 6-hour option	Small group	Not included; monument entrance fees are separate and the guided tours carry an additional cost	Round-trip transport from central Lisbon in an air-conditioned van, expert-guided tours at the hilltop palace and Monserrate at extra cost, free time in Sintra for lunch and for Quinta da Regaleira and the Initiation Well; departure at 08:00 with Liberdade 9 as the reference, guide in a yellow coat, English only	A second visit, or palace enthusiasts who want Monserrate in the same day. 4.8 ★ (97 reviews)
Sintra and Cascais Small-Group Day Trip from Lisbon	€49	8 hours	Small group, air-conditioned minivan	Included or optional depending on the option chosen; with the no-tickets option, same-day palace tickets may be limited or unavailable	Local expert guide, Cascais, Quinta da Regaleira tickets only with the Upgrade to include Regaleira option, meeting in front of the Hard Rock Cafe; gratuities, food, drinks and hotel pick-up not included	Sintra plus the coast at Cascais on a tight budget. 4.8 ★ (8054 reviews)

The €80 half-day and the €120 small group are the two that turn up with the Pena Palace interior ticket already in hand, which counts for most on a slot that cannot be moved once the morning has started. The €47 and €49 departures are the cheapest way in and let you add the entrance at booking. The €149 private day sets its own pace with a hotel pick-up, and the €60 option adds Monserrate for a second visit.

Practical info

Visiting Pena Palace: tickets, hours and getting there

Access, timing, packing and the rules that decide whether you get through the door.

Getting to Sintra and up the hill

From Lisbon the CP suburban Sintra Line runs from Oriente, Rossio and Entrecampos, about 40 minutes from Rossio and 47 from Oriente. Drivers heading for Sintra town use the IC19 from Lisbon, the IC30 from Mafra, or the EN9 from Cascais via the A5. A car cannot go further than the town: private vehicles are not authorised at the monument and the Rampa da Pena is closed to them. Under the traffic measures announced in July 2026, tour coaches use the Lourel peripheral car park and transfer passengers to buses 434/435, while taxis and ride-hailing vehicles may still reach a designated pick-up spot.

Scotturb bus 434 links Sintra station and the Lourel car park with the Moorish Castle and the hilltop, running roughly every 10 minutes from 08:50, with the last departure from the stop around 19:00. Three marked trails climb from town if you prefer to walk. Once inside the main gate, allow about 30 minutes to reach the start of the interior route, on foot or using the transfer that runs every 15 minutes. The tours listed here gather at Avenida da Liberdade 9, the Hard Rock Cafe or Praça da Figueira, and two collect you at your hotel.

CP suburban Sintra Line from Oriente, Rossio and Entrecampos: about 40 minutes from Rossio, 47 from Oriente
Scotturb bus 434 from Sintra station and the Lourel car park to the Moorish Castle and the hilltop, roughly every 10 minutes from 08:50
Last 434 departure from the stop is around 19:00; confirm it on the day before you plan a late finish
Private vehicles are not allowed to the monument, and the Rampa da Pena is reserved for public transport
Marked trails from town: Villa Sassetti 1,850 m in 45 minutes, Santa Maria 1,770 m in about 1 hour, Seteais 2,410 m in 1h30
Allow about 30 minutes from the main gate to the start of the interior route; the transfer up runs every 15 minutes
Lisbon meeting points on the tours here: Avenida da Liberdade 9 near Restauradores metro, the Hard Rock Cafe, Praça da Figueira; hotel pick-up on two of them

Coffered ceiling painted with swans in Sintra National Palace hall

When to go, and what can close the park

Hours are the same all year. The park runs 09:00 to 19:00 with last ticket and last admission at 18:00, and the interior 09:30 to 18:30 with the last ticket sold at 17:30 and the last admission at 18:00. Four days are closed: 24 and 25 December, 31 December and 1 January. Because the park shuts at 19:00, any sunset later than that falls outside opening hours, so plan evening light somewhere else.

Weather on the summit behaves differently from the town below, and low cloud can sit on the terraces while Sintra is clear. In high wind the park can be closed to circulation, with the palace then reachable only by the transfer. About 1.9 million people visited in 2025, out of roughly 3.1 million across all the Parques de Sintra monuments, so crowding is the constraint rather than availability. Weekdays and the first hours after opening are calmer in practice.

One year-round schedule: park 09:00 to 19:00, interior 09:30 to 18:30
Last ticket for the interior at 17:30, last admission at 18:00
Closed 24 and 25 December, and 31 December and 1 January
Any sunset after 19:00 falls outside park opening hours
In high wind the park can close to circulation, with the palace reachable only by the transfer
The Chalet of the Countess of Edla closes earlier than the park: 09:00 to 17:30, last admission 17:00
About 1.9 million visitors in 2025, so aim for a weekday and an early start

Yellow timber Chalet of the Countess of Edla with stone-crusted balconies

What to bring for a day on the hill

Footwear decides how the day feels. The climb from the main gate to the interior route takes about 30 minutes, the final approach from the transfer stop is roughly 90 metres at gradients of up to 18%, and the park's 85 hectares are all slopes, cobbles and stone steps. Bring water, something to eat if your tour does not include lunch, and a layer more than the Lisbon forecast suggests, because the summit is cooler and often damper than the town.

Leave the camera gear light. Photography and video are not allowed inside the palace, tripods are forbidden across the sites, flash and other artificial light are not permitted indoors where capture is allowed, and drones are banned. A charged phone is worth having: the Essential Visit comes with free digital resources, including the Zoomguide multimedia audio guide, the Pena Maps orientation tool and the Pena Quest game, in Portuguese, English, Spanish and French. Pets cannot come in; properly identified assistance dogs are allowed.

Shoes with grip for cobbles, stone steps and a final approach of about 90 metres at up to 18%
An extra layer and a light rain shell for the summit
Water, and food if lunch is not included on your tour
Charged phone and headphones for the Zoomguide audio guide, Pena Maps and Pena Quest
Sun protection for the open terraces and the High Cross path
A small bag you can carry uphill rather than a day pack you will regret
No tripods, no drones, and no flash indoors where photography is allowed
No pets; properly identified assistance dogs are admitted

Floral curtained window nook with oil lamp inside Pena Palace rooms

Rules and habits that make the day work

Your ticket admits you to the interior only at the exact date and time it carries. You cannot go in early, and there is no grace period if you are late, which is why the 30 minutes between the main gate and the door matters more than anything else on the hill. Inside, photography and video are not permitted, so put the phone away at the door. Treat the park and the building as two separate visits with two different closing times.

Lunch is not included on any of the tours listed here, so plan a stop in Sintra town or carry something. If you are pairing monuments, the Moorish Castle sits on the same 434 circuit, with a parapet walk looking over the town, the palace and the Atlantic. Quinta da Regaleira has one-way circulation in the palace, the Initiatic Well is descended only, the Waterfall Path is closed, and external guided tours are not allowed inside the palace or the well.

Entry is at the exact time printed on the ticket, with no grace period
Allow the full 30 minutes from the main gate to the start of the interior route
Photography and video are not allowed inside the palace
The park is the larger half of the visit: 85 hectares, an arboretum and the Camellia Garden of Excellence title
The Chalet of the Countess of Edla is part of the park and palace visit, with last admission at 17:00
The Moorish Castle and the hilltop share the 434 circuit, which makes them the sensible pairing
Guided visits of the palace last 1 hour 30 minutes, are capped at 25 people and run in Portuguese and English

Spiked stone turret beside the yellow rotunda dome of Pena Palace

Terrain, accessibility and who to call

Steep ground is the main difficulty here. Surfaces are uneven, the climb is sustained, and the final approach from the transfer stop reaches gradients of up to 18% over about 90 metres. Carry water and pace the ascent, especially in warm weather and with children. The park can be closed to circulation in high wind, with the palace then reachable only by the transfer, so check conditions before travelling on a stormy day.

Stairways run the length of the visitor route, so the palace interior is not accessible to visitors with reduced mobility. The transfer between the main entrance and the palace runs every 15 minutes and carries wheelchairs on a rear lifting platform, though the operator notes that platform may be temporarily out of service, so confirm before you rely on it. There is one parking space for disabled visitors. The monument's telephone number is +351 21 923 73 00.

Sustained uphill walking on cobbles and stone steps across the whole site
Final approach from the transfer stop: about 90 metres at up to 18% gradient
The interior route has stairways throughout and is not accessible to visitors with reduced mobility
The transfer runs every 15 minutes and carries wheelchairs on a rear lifting platform; confirm it is in service
One parking space for disabled visitors at the site
In high wind the park may close to circulation, with the palace reachable only by the transfer
Monument telephone: +351 21 923 73 00

Red leather sofas and stucco walls in a Pena Palace salon

Location

Find the National Palace of Pena

Estrada da Pena, 2710-609 Sintra, Portugal, with the park's Main Entrance at 38º 47' 16.45" N, 9º 23' 15.35" W.

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Plan your day at Pena Palace

Opening hours, access by train and bus, the park, the palace interiors and the other Sintra monuments, page by page.

Planning Your Visit

Cobbled rampart path between red wall and yellow Pena Palace towers

Tickets

Admission to Pena comes in two shapes: the park on its own, or the park together with the palace interior. The interior half is issued for one…

Red clock tower and chapel spire of Pena Palace under clouds

Opening hours

Two clocks run on the same hill. The park gate opens before the palace door and closes after it, and the half hour in between decides how your day…

Visitors crossing the grey arched viaduct beneath Pena Palace terraces

Best time to visit

Pena sits on a hill that makes its own weather, and its interior runs on timed slots with a daily cap. Work out the month, the weekday and the…

Golden onion dome and parasols on a crowded Pena Palace terrace

Visit duration

Pena is four time blocks stacked on a hillside: the approach from the gate, the interior route, the terraces and the park. Here is what each one…

Is it worth it

Park and park-plus-interior are two separate admissions, and the interior admits you only at the date and time printed on your ticket. This page…

Accessibility

The straight version first, then the parts of the hill that are genuinely doable: the transfer bus, the final slope, the park, and what to ask…

Audio guide

Four ways to have the rooms explained: the digital resources that come with the standard visit, the monument's own scheduled guided visit, the…

Crowded sunlit terrace at Pena Palace with the distant sea horizon

Photo spots

Where the angles are on this hill, what the weather does to the facades, and how the closing times decide whether you get the last hour of light…

Getting There

Arched gateway and Portuguese flag at the entrance to Pena Palace

How to get there

Every approach from Sintra town to the park gates, side by side: bus 434, taxis and ride-hailing, tuk tuks, driving and parking, and the three…

Grey buttressed walls carrying Pena Palace above the wooded cliff

From Lisbon

The Lisbon end of the trip is the easy half: a suburban train from one of three city stations to Sintra. The hill above the town is where the day…

Park entrance to palace

The stretch between the main gate and the palace door is where most timed slots go wrong. Here is how long it takes on foot, how the transfer bus…

The Palace and Park

Inside the palace

The interior is a furnished royal residence, with the porcelain, lamps and hangings still in place. Here is what you walk through, in the order it…

Triton carving and tiled towers seen from below at Pena Palace

Pena Palace history

The dates and names behind what you actually walk through: a medieval chapel, a Hieronymite monastery, a ruin a king bought in 1838, and a palace…

Violet tiled facade and yellow rotunda of Pena Palace in sunshine

Architecture and Colours

Two wings, two colours and four revival styles stacked on one hilltop above Sintra. This page reads the facades for you: what each feature is,…

Wooden chalet eaves and cork balcony framed by flowering trees, Sintra

Pena Park

The park is the bigger half of Pena. It opens before the palace and closes after it. Below: the two entrances, the gradients, how the paths loop…

Chalet of Edla

An alpine-style house out on the western edge of Pena Park, built by Ferdinand II with Elise Hensler, who drew the design herself. Entry comes…

Nearby in Sintra

Royal banners on Moorish Castle walls with Pena Palace on the far hill

High Cross viewpoint

The High Cross, Cruz Alta on the Portuguese signs, stands at 528 metres on the summit of the Sintra hills. It is the classic place to stand back…

Moorish Castle battlements winding over the ridge above Sintra town

Castle of the Moors

The fortification on the ridge opposite Pena, reached on the same bus circuit and open on a shorter clock than the palace. Here is what the walls…

Walkers on the Initiation Well ramp seen against the open sky

Quinta da Regaleira

Regaleira sits at town level on the edge of Sintra's historic centre, with Pena high on the hill above it. This page covers what is open, how the…

Whitewashed arcades of Sintra National Palace above a cobbled square

National Palace of Sintra

The white palace in the middle of Sintra, with the two conical chimneys over its royal kitchen, stands a few minutes from the station and from the…

Cabo da Roca

The Sintra hills run out here and the Atlantic takes over. It works as the afternoon stop after a morning inside Pena, and it takes less of your…

One Day in Sintra

The Pena Palace interior runs on a fixed entry time that nothing else in Sintra will bend around. Here is how to sequence the rest of the day…

Where to Stay

Where you sleep decides if you are at the park gates at 09:00 or still on a train. Here is what each area gives you, and when a night in Lisbon is…

FAQ

Pena Palace questions

Practical questions people ask before a day at Pena Palace, answered with figures from the official Parques de Sintra pages.

No. Private vehicles are not allowed to reach the monument, and the Rampa da Pena, the final approach road, is permanently closed to private cars and used by public transport instead. Drivers are directed to Sintra's historic centre or the peripheral car parks, and access to the historic centre itself is restricted to residents. Under the traffic measures announced in July 2026, tour coaches use the Lourel peripheral car park and transfer passengers to buses 434/435, while taxis and ride-hailing vehicles may still use a designated pick-up spot at the monument. The tours listed here handle that approach for you.

Entry to the interior runs on timed slots with a daily cap on visitor numbers. Your ticket admits you only on the exact date and time printed on it: you cannot go in early, and there is no grace period if you turn up late. That single rule is what ruins most self-organised days, because it sits at the end of a climb. Tours whose facts confirm tickets are included take that risk off the table.

They run on two different clocks. The Park is open 09:00 to 19:00, with the last ticket and last admission at 18:00; the National Palace interior is open 09:30 to 18:30, with the last ticket sold at 17:30 and the last admission at 18:00. Everything is open every day of the year except 24 and 25 December and 31 December and 1 January. Note that any sunset later than 19:00 falls outside park opening hours, so a sunset visit in summer is not possible.

Allow about 30 minutes from the main entrance up to the start of the palace route, whether you walk it or use the paid transfer, which runs every 15 minutes and carries wheelchairs on a rear lifting platform. People consistently underestimate this, and with no late tolerance at the interior door the walk is where slots get missed. In high wind the park can be closed to circulation while the palace stays reachable only by that transfer. A guided day trip builds the climb into its own timetable.

Tickets are built into the 5-hour "Lisbon: Sintra Half-Day Guided Tour with Pena Palace Tickets" (from €80, 4.9 ★ (624 reviews)), which covers the Essential Ticket for the palace interior and park entry. The 8-hour small-group tour with Regaleira (from €120, 4.9 ★ (1220 reviews)) includes all tickets and guided visits to both monuments, and the 8-hour private tour (from €149, 4.8 ★ (1803 reviews)) includes tickets if the skip-the-line option is chosen. On the 9-hour small-group day from Avenida da Liberdade (from €47) the park and/or palace entrance fee is included if that option is selected, and on the Sintra and Cascais day trip (from €49, 4.8 ★ (8054 reviews)) tickets are included or optional depending on the option, with same-day palace tickets possibly limited or unavailable on the no-tickets option.

Entrance is not included on the "Small Group Tour to Sintra, Pena Palace, Cabo Roca and Cascais" (8 hours, from €70, 4.9 ★ (5026 reviews)): the guide holds tickets and you pay the guide. Lunch is not included either. What you get is a mini-van for up to 8 people, pick-up and drop-off at city-centre hotels, air conditioning, and a guided tour at the outside of the monuments. It suits a first visit that wants Sintra plus Cabo da Roca and Cascais in one day, door to door.

Photography and video are not allowed inside the National Palace. Tripods are forbidden across the Parques de Sintra sites, flash and other artificial light are not allowed indoors where capture is permitted, and drones are banned. Pets cannot be brought in at all; dogs are only welcome at the Moorish Castle and the Park of Monserrate. Properly identified assistance dogs are allowed at the sites.

Stairways run the length of the visitor route, so the interior is not accessible. The final approach from the transfer stop to the palace is about 90 metres and reaches gradients of up to 18%, and the transfer bus carries wheelchairs on a rear lifting platform. For mixed walking abilities, the 8-hour private tour (from €149) is the sensible choice, since it includes hotel pick-up and drop-off and the group sets its own pace.

Most of it. The park covers 85 hectares of Romantic landscape, described by its managers as Portugal's most important arboretum and holder of the Camellia Garden of Excellence title. Of the 23 official points of interest, 22 are inside the palace and only one, the Riding Ring, is in the park, so you need to plan park time separately: the High Cross at 528 metres, the Temple of Columns, the Monk's Grotto, the Valley of the Lakes, the Queen's Fernery, the Chalet of the Countess of Edla and Pena Farm. Wear shoes you can climb in.

It is part of the park and palace visit and sits in the western reaches of the grounds, open 09:00 to 17:30 with last admission at 17:00. Elise Hensler designed the alpine-style house herself; it burned in 1999, reopened in 2011 after reconstruction, and the restoration won the Europa Nostra European Union Award for Cultural Heritage in the Conservation category in 2013. The gate nearest the Chalet is closed from 12:00 to 14:00, with access available at the park's other entrances. On a guided day with a fixed palace slot, treat it as an add-on only if your tour leaves free time in the park.

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Pena Palace in Sintra: tours, timed entry and the park

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