If you ask me what I think is the most visited tourist site in Portugal, I would definitely choose the "Palacio da Pena" this beautiful structure is a representative example of classical romanticist architecture and is the most beautiful and colorful in Portugal, do you plan to visit Portugal in summer but you don't know where to go? friend, do not think twice, the palace da pena has to be among your favorite destinations! make yourself comfortable that in this post we are going to see a relic with centuries of history!๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐
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Si me preguntaran cual creo que es el sitio turistico mas visitado de Portugal yo sin duda escojo el "Palacio da pena" esta hermosa estructura es un ejemplo representativo de la arquitectura romanticista clasica y es el mas bonito y colorido de Portugal, tienes pensado visitar Portugal en verano pero no sabes a donde ir? amigo no lo pienses dos veces el palacio de la pena tiene que estar entre tus destinos favoritos! ponte comodo que en este post vamos a ver una reliquia con siglos de historia!๐๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ๐คฏ๐ฌ
๐ฒโฒARRIVAL/ LLEGADA๐คด๐ธ
Then I took my car and I went to the center of Lisbon to get to Sintra, this city is relatively close to the center of Lisbon you will only drive a few kilometers, if you do not have a car then there is no problem you have many forms of transport available to get there To the "palace da pena" you can take from metro, uber, tuk tuk, buses! you have to come prepared because you are going to climb a hill it requires a bit of resistance to get to the palace! the entrance has a cost of 14 euros per adult, all the tourist sites in lisbon are relatively expensive due to the great demand of tourists in high seasons!๐ค๐
A continuacion tome mi vehiculo y me fui al centro de Lisboa para llegar a sintra, esta ciudad es relativamente cerca del centro de Lisboa solo vas a conducir algunos kilometros, si no tienes carro entonces no hay problema tienes a disposicion muchas formas de transporte para llegar al "palacio de la pena" puedes tomar desde metro, uber, tuk tuk, buses! tienes que venir preparado porque vas a subir una colina exige un poco de resistencia llegar hasta el palacio! la entrada tiene un costo de 14 euros por adulto, todos los sitios turisticos en lisboa son relativamente costosos por la gran demanda de turistas en epocas altas!๐๐บ๐๐๐๐ฉ
After queuing to enter, which in summer you probably wait 15 to 20 minutes, we move on to the first section of our adventure, the path that takes us to different areas of the palace, we can do some trails since the palace was built in the highest from the mountain range of sintra, we can visit some gardens before going to our main tourist attraction! what i like about "palacio da pena" is that it is not only a giant and colorful structure but the landscape that surrounds it gives it that mysterious and natural look, sintra is known for being a very humid area!๐๐๐พ๐ผ๐ป
Luego de hacer fila para entrar que en verano probablemente esperas de 15 a 20minutos, pasamos a la primera seccion de nuestra aventura, el camino que nos lleva a distintas zonas del palacio, podemos hacer algunos senderos ya que el palacio fue construido en lo mas alto de la sierra montaรฑosa de sintra, podemos visitar algunos jardines antes de ir a nuestra principal atraccion turistica! lo que me gusta del "palacio da pena" es que no es solo una estructura gigante y colorida sino que el paisaje que lo rodea le da ese aspecto misterioso y natural, sintra es conocida por ser una zona demasiado humeda!๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ
๐ฒโฒHISTORY/ HISTORIA๐คด๐ธ
First of all, when we see the architecture of the castle, we immediately understand that it is not very old, we cannot compare it with a 5th century castle, but the fact that it is not old does not mean that it does not tell a fantastic story! This palace was one of the most important residences of the Portuguese royalty, its representation is the XIX however before being built a small chapel was used that existed in the area called (Nossa Senhora da Pena) it is believed that it was built in the century 14, the palace became part of UNESCO in 1995.๐ค๐ฎ๐ฎ
Primeramente cuando vemos la arquitectura del castillo inmediatamente comprendemos que no es muy antiguo, no podemos compararlo con un castillo del siglo V, pero el hecho de no ser antiguo no quiere decir que no cuente una fantastica historia!! este palacio fue una de las mas importantes residencias de la realeza Portuguesa, su representacion es el XIX sin embargo antes de ser construido se utilizo una pequeรฑa capilla que existia en la zona llamada (Nossa Senhora da Pena) se cree que fue construida en el siglo 14, el palacio formo parte de la UNESCO en 1995.๐๐๐งญ
When the 1755 earthquake hit Portugal many structures collapsed and the monastery was no exception! later an interesting event occurs and it is that in 1834 the catholic church loses the supreme power, the sanctuary and its grounds passed from the hands of the monks to the monarchy! only 2 years passed and in 1836 the queen "Maria II" of our country married "Fernando II" who acquired the Portuguese "nationality" by Maria II arriving in our country began to acquire properties and among them many lands of the Sintra area! it was not something that just happened practically the king was captivated by sintra in some of his expeditions with his wife.๐ฎ๐ฎ
Cuando el terremoto de 1755 golpea en Portugal muchas estructuras colapsaron y el monasterio no fue exepcion! posteriormente ocurre un evento interesante y es que en 1834 la iglesia catolica pierde el poder supremo, el santuario y sus terrenos pasaron de las manos de los monjes a la monarquia! solo transcurrieron 2 aรฑos y en 1836 la reina "Maria II" de nuestro pais contrajo matrimonio con "Fernando II" que adquiere la "nacionalidad" portuguesa por Maria II llegando a nuestro pais comenzo a adquirir propiedades y entre ellas se incluyo muchos terrenos de la zona de Sintra! no fue algo que simplemente ocurrio practicamente el rey fue cautivado por sintra en algunas de sus expediciones con su esposa.๐คด๐ธ
King Ferdinand II would use his personal wealth to create in these beautiful landscapes a house that would be a summer tourist destination! but his ambition would not stay here!!! He continued to invest money in the property, and the small house that was a restoration gradually becomes a large colorful palace with romantic architecture, this great feat would only be possible through the supervision of the respected Wilhelm, a mining engineer and geologist who At that time I was temporarily living in Portugal!๐ฎ๐ฎ
El rey Fernando II usaria sus riquezas personales para crear en estos hermosos paisajes una casa que seria destino turistico de verano! pero su ambicio no quedaria aqui!!! el continuo inviertiendo dinero en la propiedad, y la pequeรฑa casa que fue una restauracion pasa a ser poco a poco un gran palacio colorido con una arquitectura romantica, esta gran hazaรฑa solo seria posible por la supervision del respetado Wilhelm un ingeniero en minas y geologo que en esa epoca vivia temporalemente en Portugal!๐ง๐จโ๐๐จโ๐ซ๐จโ๐ป
And what one day was a restored house had become the most emblematic palace of royalty in the 19th century, who understands architectural styles perceives that the palace has a combination of different styles: from neo-Gothic to pseudo-Manuelita, it was and still is It continues to be a luxurious and exotic rest area, having built it on top of the Sintra mountain range gives it 360-degree views of beautiful landscapes, to decorate the luxurious palace many luxurious artistic pieces were moved to the facilities, in addition famous people were hired painters to create works of art in oil!๐ฎ๐ฎ
Y lo que un dia fue una casa restaurada se habia convertido en el palacio mas emblematico de la realeza en el siglo XIX, quien entiende de estilos de arquitectura percibe que el palacio tiene una combinacion de diferentes estilos: desde neogotico hasta pseudomanuelita, fue y aun continua a ser una zona de descanso lujosa y exotica, haberlo construido en lo alto de la sierra de Sintra le confiere vistas de 360 grados a hermosos paisajes, para decorar el lujoso palacio se trasladaron muchas piezas artisticas lujosas a las instalaciones, ademas se contrataron famosos pintores para crear obras de arte en oleo!๐๐๐ฟโฑ๐ฉโ๐จ๐จ๐ผ
It is a pity to visit it in winter because we had a cloudy day and generally the photos are not very good in such an environment, when we arrived at the site it was raining, but we were lucky that the rain stopped! That's why to all those who want to come here I recommend that it be in summer, the weather is not bad because since you are in a mountain range it is always a little cool! Fernando II's ambition continued and later to connect the palace with nature he created an "English park" that today is an icon of our architecture!๐ค๐ค
Es una pena visitarlo en invierno porque nos toco un dia nublado y generalmente las fotos no son muy buenas en un ambiente asi, cuando llegamos al sitio estaba llovisnando, pero tuvimos suerte que la lluvia se detuvo! por eso a todos lo que quieran venir aqui les recomiendo que sea en verano el clima no es malo porque como estas en una sierra siempre hace un poco de fresco! la ambicion de Fernando II continuo y posteriormente para conectar el palacio con la naturaleza creo un "parque ingles" que hoy en dia es un icono de nuestra arquitectura!๐๐ฉ๐ฒ๐พ
We must be careful when we walk through the corridors of the palace because there are many decorative things and they all have a history, we are going to find personal objects such as the pens with which Fernando II wrote and the personal bed of Queen Maria II, too many bathed objects in gold and luxurious that deserve some photographs!๐๐ฟ๐
Debemos estar atentos cuando caminamos entre los pasillos del palacio porque hay muchas cosas decorativas y todas tienen historia, nos vamos a encontrar objetos personales como por ejemplo las plumas con la que escribia Fernando II y la cama personal de la reina Maria II, demasiado objetos baรฑados en oro y lujosos que merecen unas fotografias!๐คด๐ธ
In times of the monarchy, marriages were "business" so there was hardly a deep love in relationships, the man generally had lovers like the queen, but everything was very discreet after the death of Maria II in 1853 the king contracted marriage to a beautiful opera singer named (Hensler) who would later immortalize his presence by building a villa in the palace gardens and obviously we can visit him!๐๐
En epocas de la monarquia los matrimonios eran "negocios" por lo que dificilmente existia un amor profundo en las relaciones, el hombre generalmente tenia amantes al igual que la reina, pero todo era muy discreto luego del fallecimiento de Maria II en 1853 el rey contrajo matrimonio con una hermosa dama cantante de opera llamada (Hensler) que luego inmortalizaria su presencia construyendo un chalet en los jardines del palacio y que obviamente podemos visitarlo!๐คฏ๐ฌ
Excuse me if some photos are dark, it's because inside you can't go with a tripod or use a flash and there is very little lighting! after Fernando II left the palace Carlos I occupies the facilities since: "1889-1908" together with his wife "Amelia de Orleans" they used the palace as a resting place on summer vacations when they generally walked on the city's beaches from Cascais! Carlos and Amelia's son was Carlos II, this character lived in the palace for a long time and today we see his personal room!๐ฎ๐คด๐ธ๐ง
Disculpen si algunas fotos estan oscuras es que dentro no se puede ni pasar con tripode ni usar flash y hay muy poca iluminacion! luego de Fernando II dejar el palacio Carlos I ocupa las instalaciones desde: "1889-1908" junto con su esposa "Amelia de Orleans" usaban el palacio como sitio de descanso en vacaciones de verano cuando generalmente paseaban en las playas de la ciudad de Cascais! el hijo Carlos y Amelia fue Carlos II este personaje habito el palacio por mucho tiempo y hoy en dia vemos su habitacion personal!๐ฅ๐ฅ
๐ฒโฒEND OF THE MONARCHY/ FIN DE LA MONARQUIA๐คด๐ธ
My wife always says "the monarchy did not come to stay" and of course it was a somewhat strange "policy" that in Portugal was not going to be forgiven by the people and in 1905 there was a "coup d'รฉtat" against the kings, unfortunately King Carlos I was assassinated by the people together with his son Carlos II, his wife and his other son Filipe managed to flee the country! WHO WOULD SAY? THIS WOULD BE THE LAST ROYAL FAMILY TO INHABIT THE PALACE๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
Mi esposa siempre dice "la monarquia no vino para quedarse" y claro era una "politica" un poco extraรฑa que en Portugal no iba a ser perdonada por el pueblo y en 1905 ocurrio un "golpe de estado" contra los reyes desafortunadamente el rey Carlos I fue asesinado por el pueblo junto a su hijo Carlos II, su esposa y su otro hijo Filipe lograron huir del pais! QUIEN DIRIA? ESTA SERIA LA ULTIMA FAMILIA REAL EN HABITAR EL PALACIO๐ง๐จ๐คฏ
What happened years later the palace is declared a UNESCO heritage site and converted into "natural landscape of the Sintra region" and in 1995 it is declared a "world heritage"๐๐๐๐ฅ
Lo ocurrio aรฑos despues el palacio es declarado patrimonio de la unesco y convertido en "paisaje natural de la region de sintra" y en 1995 es declarado "patrimonio de la humanidad"๐ฎ๐ฎ
๐ฒโฒCHOCOLATE FOR THE COLD/ CHOCOLATE PARA EL FRIO๐คด๐ธ
It was very cold that day around 4 degrees or so, so we decided to buy a hot drink to feel more comfortable! XD๐ซ
Estaba muy frio ese dia hacia unos 4 grados mas o menos, lo que decidimos comprar una bebida caliente para sentirnos mas comodos! xDโโ
Thank you for sharing this experience with me, and with these photos I say goodbye! I hope this post has motivated you to visit my country and its excellent landscapes!๐๐
Gracias por compartir esta experiencia conmigo, y con estas fotos me despido! espero que este post te haya motivado para visitar a mi pais y sus excelentes paisajes!๐ฆ๐ฅ๐๐
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Sources:
https://www.lisboa.es/que-ver/palacio-da-pena/
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palacio_da_Pena
https://www.visitportugal.com/es/content/palacio-nacional-da-pena
