Visit the Quinta da Penha Verde - São Martinho (Sintra)

The original house of the Quinta da Penha Verde, located in the Parish of St. Martin (Sintra), was built by D. João de Castro. Later, the building was extensively modified and expanded by acquiring the then current appearance.

Thursday's entry is preceded by a single doorway, datable to the late seventeenth century, surmounted by a pediment which overlaps the crest of the Castros.
It has a small garden in the style of the eighteenth century, and before that frames the mansion. This plant has a somewhat irregular, integrating, however, in line with the traditional Portuguese architecture Aulica. The jambs of doors and windows are covered with large and simple stonework. The interior is marked by sobriety, highlighting the great hall of the upper floor with a wood paneled ceiling and a painting representing a central coat of arms.
The chapel of St. Blaise, integrated into the main body of the mansion, dates from the seventeenth century. The wall of the chancel is completely coated with a polychrome tile panel, whose design represents a curtain half-open, clear theatrical cut, the center of this composition stands a finely carved stone pedestal, which rises is a pride and stony image of St. Blaise, the altar is working on multi-colored marble.
There is also a small hill of his Fifth, a circular chapel of prayer to Our Lady of the Mount, especially inside the vaulted ceiling, tiled the seventeenth century nave and the small altar. Upon this altar, covered with tiles Mudejar, is a bas-relief of fine marble, representing the Holy Family Framed and apparently supported by a panel painted ceramic angels.
Later, in the seventeenth century. were erected in two other chapels Penha Verde, also circular. Refer them first of Santa Catarina, whose pediment bearing the "wheel of knives," a symbol of his martyrdom, in the interior, which is much simpler, only enhances the altar inlaid with marble, and on it, an ancient image of Santa Catarina. Next is the Chapel of St. John the Baptist inside lined with magnificent polychrome tiles that illustrate the life and death of St. John; turn under a small arch, rises the altar profusely decorated with multicolored stones, shells and pottery .