The Monserrate Palace, located in the Parish of Saint Martin (Sintra) and inserted into the Monserrate Park was designed by architect James Knowles and built in 1858 by order of Sir Francis Cook, Viscount Monserrate, while production of the gardens was delivered the painter William Stockdale, the botanist William Nevill and James Burt, a master gardener. This palace was the summer residence of the Cook family, was built on the ruins of the mansion built by the neo-Gothic English merchant Gerard of Visma, who owned the granting of import of Brazil wood in Portugal and was responsible for the first palace Monserrate. William Beckford leased the property in 1793, performing works in the palace, beginning to create a landscaped garden. It's an evocative of Portuguese Romanticism, alongside other palaces in the region, such as the Pena Palace. During the 1920s, the palace was put up for sale, and was finally purchased by the state in 1949.
In the gardens of this palace can be seen various botanical specimens. The Palace is classified as a Public Interest.The Monserrate Palace was visited by Lord Byron, Anglo-Scottish poet, who wrote the poem "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage"on the Palace.
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