PENA PALACE, SINTRA, PORTUGAL
Portugal's Palacio Nacional de Pena may be one of the world's most colourful castles, with walls and turrets decked out in vibrant shades of yellow and red.
The Bavarian-style palace dates back to 1840, when Ferdinand of Saxe Coburg-Gotha (the husband of Queen Maria II) commissioned a Prussian architect to design a royal residence on this dramatic hilltop site. Visitors can walk or take a carriage up to the palace from the park below.
The Pena National Palace (Portuguese: Palácio Nacional da Pena) is a Romanticist palace in São Pedro de Penaferrim, municipality of Sintra,
Portugal. The palace stands on the top of a hill above the town of Sintra, and on a clear day it can be easily seen from Lisbon and much of its metropolitan area. It is a national monument and constitutes one of the major expressions of 19th century Romanticism in the world.
The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal. It is also used for state occasions by the President of the Portuguese Republic and other government officials.
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