Santuário da Peninha

Located at an altitude of 488 meters, it has been a place of worship since ancient times. The Chapel of Our Lady of Penha was built out of popular devotion, after an apparition of Our Lady to a shepherdess. Also, noteworthy are the hermitage of Saint Saturnino and the romantic-revivalist mansion from 1918.

    Characteristics


  • Difficult external parking
  • True

Monuments near Santuário da Peninha

Busto de Carlos França


Bronze bust of Charles France (great man of science).

Escultura de Homenagem a Dário Joaquim


Sculpture tribute to Darius Joaquim, inaugurated in 6\/26\/96.

Busto de José Alfredo da Costa Azevedo


Bronze bust of José Alfredo da Costa Azevedo, offered by Câmara Municipal de Sintra in 1997.

Busto do Doutor Gregório Rafael da Silva D'Almeida


Bronze bust of Dr. Gregory Rafael da Silva D'almeida (1854-1920), prefaced by an image of a woman and a boy.

Forte do Cabo da Roca


Currently in ruins, there are only a few traces of the wall. Is located near the Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point of Europe.

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