Visit the palace of Seteais - Sao Martinho (Sintra)

The Seteais Palace, located in the Parish of Saint Martin (Sintra), was built in the eighteenth century to the Dutch consul, Daniel Gildemeester, a portion of land ceded by the Marquis of Pombal. Framed in the middle of a rugged terrain, where one can see the sea and the top of Serra de Sintra.
Presents neoclassical architecture, highlighting the entry, with triangular gables, sash windows and a ladder of two arms that develops inwards towards the secondary façade. You can also see the adaptation of the palace to the irregularity of the terrain.
Altogether, there are two sets of composite plant - the left wing, with plant in U, which develops around the patio, and the right wing with rectangular shape. The main facades are symmetrical, the two records. The halls of the left wing side moldings are painted with flowers and wreaths, highlighting the room Pillement with figurative scenes written by Jean Baptiste Pillement, and the Hall of the Convention, with mythological allusions sea.
From salienetar yet for wide staircase, two arms and three sections, giving access to lower floor. This is the Palace described as abandoned on the famous work of Eça de Queiroz "The Mayas ".