Quinta da Regaleira

About this place

Created in the early 20th century for António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro, this estate combines a Romantic palace with an elaborate garden. Architect Luigi Manini helped shape its theatrical world of grottoes, wells and decorative structures. Explore how architecture and landscape were used to create mystery and surprise. The main construction took place between 1904 and 1910, so the estate's historical-looking architecture is much more recent than the medieval castles nearby. That difference is part of its appeal. It shows how an affluent private patron used references to the past to build a highly personal and imaginative landscape in modern Portugal.