It is one of the most enigmatic monuments of the Cultural Landscape of Sintra. It is located in the path that connects the Royal Palace to Seteais Palace.
Before Monserrate, we passed through the entrance, but the queue was huge and the difficulty to park was even worse, so we postponed for later.
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After we crossed Monserrate in almost its entire length, we then decided to go to Quinta da Regaleira (even though we were already quite tired), we decided to make one more effort, especially because there was no longer any queue at the ticket office [Note: This monument is not included those packages which can be purchased at the tourist office - see the post about Sintra]. But also, between all the monuments that we, the entrance to this was the cheapest, about 6 € (if I remember correctly).
As soon as we entered, we took in our trusty map and go to the discovery towards the Loggia of Pisões, one of the fifth corners. We went up (I know, more climbs) and went to the cave labyrinth. I should mention that the fifth is full of caves, and some passable subways, which gives it a mystical environment and gives us some "tingling".
We continue to Balneario Fountain, continuing to Regaleira Fountain. Going up some more, went to the Grotto of the East, where we entered through two forks, which from one we came to Lake Cascade, a "magic" place where the cave, the waterfall and the whole surrounding environment, "build" a grateful moment to photography and to the human eye. On the other side behold, we arrived at the bottom of the Initiation Well (Inverted Tower that "sinks" 27 meters inside the earth, with access via a monumental spiral staircase. Its connotation refers to the relationship between Earth and Heaven) . We then decided to go up hundred or so steps to the beginning of the Well.
Later it was time to get down to the Portal of the Guardians, cistern and follow the left to the Incinerator, continuing down to the Tower of Regaleira. We went to neomanuelina Chapel, whose symbolism refers to the Order of Christ. The crypt has an underground connection with access to the palace, but was forbidden to the public. So we passed the Terrace of Chimeras to the Palace.
As for the palace, this was the summer residence of Carvalho Monteiro family was designed in a style neomanuelino. The palace has 6 floors, and the floors -2 and -1 are servants areas such as the kitchen, dormitories and dining room. The palace is worth visiting for its architectural beauty, namely, the noble floor (0), whose decoration of the rooms is inspired by the Manueline, Renaissance and Baroque period. Noteworthy is the porch whose ornamentation evokes the epic of the Portuguese Discoveries. The Hunt room, which is the dining room whose highlight is the fireplace where stands the issue of hunting.
The floors 1 and 2 are filled with rooms that currently hold exhibitions on the construction of the palace. The third floor is one of the best as it gives access to the terrace which gives a view of the entire fifth and surrounding area.
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