Parque Monserrate - Sintra
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N 38° 47.638 W 009° 25.270
29S E 463424 N 4293997
A Romantic garden in Sintra
Waymark Code: WMVYA
Location: Portugal
Date Posted: 10/21/2006
Views: 68
The Park of Monserrate is one of the most significant examples of Romantic gardens in Portugal, due to the contributions of its owners and tenants who have successively enriched it since the final years of the 18th century.
It is with gratitude to the romantic spirit of Francis Cook and the intervention of the landscape architect William Stockdale, the botanist William Nevill and the master gardener James Burt that we can find now such a variety of contrasting scenarios in the Park of Monserrate. Sinuous paths winding amidst ruins, ponds and cascades allow contact with ancestral Tree Ferns and the Araucarias from New Zealand and Australia, Agaves and Palm Trees recreate a Mexican atmosphere, whilst the Camellias (camellia japonica), Azaleas, Rhododendrons (Rhododendron arborerum) and Bamboos (Phyllostachys aurea) are reminiscent of a Japanese garden. In this apparent disorder, spontaneous examples of the local flora such as the astonishing Strawberry Trees (Arbutus unedo), the now rare Hollies (Ilex aquifolium) and the imposing Cork Oaks (quercus suber), punctuate and complement the magnificent landscape.
Entrance Fee:
Children under 5 yrs old: free entrance
Adult (18-64 yrs old): 4€
Youth (6-17 yrs old): 2,5€
Senior (over 64 yrs old): 2,5€
Arboretum address:
Parque Monserrate
Sintra, Portugal
2710-405
Arboretum web site: [Web Link]
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