Before the colorful Pena Palace, before the Moors, and before the Knights Templar, Sintra was already sacred.
🏺 – Early fortified settlements ( castros ) appeared on hilltops like Cabo da Roca (Europe’s westernmost point) and Peninha , trading tin and copper along the Atlantic. sintra bronte age
Perched on the dramatic cliffs of the , the Bronze Age (c. 2000–800 BC) left behind mysterious remnants that are often overshadowed by the Romanticist palaces. Here’s what to look for: Before the colorful Pena Palace, before the Moors,
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✨ – While the great dolmens (like Anta de Adrenunes ) date earlier (Neolithic), they remained in use and were reinterpreted during the Bronze Age as ritual landmarks.