Quinta dos Lilazes — Sintra

A stone's throw from Sintra's historic centre and the National Palace, Quinta dos Lilazes occupies a rarely privileged position in the heart of the village, with views over the serra and the surrounding landscape that few properties of this nature can offer. With a total area of 15,640 m², of which 657 m² is built area, this is a property of unique scale and character, set within the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park.

The main house unfolds across three floors, basement, ground floor and attic, totalling 407 m² of habitable space, with an additional 250 m² outbuilding with garage capacity. The ground floor reveals a generous layout: a living room with high ceilings, decorative plasterwork and a large granite fireplace; a formal dining room lined with historic blue and white azulejo tiles, seating ten; a second intimate sitting room; a rural-character kitchen with direct access to the garden; and six bedrooms with original hardwood floors. The basement, with independent access, comprises a living room, two bedrooms, a kitchen, bathroom facilities and ample storage, a self-contained wing with immediate potential for independent use.

The interiors preserve the elements that make this house truly singular: ornate ceiling plasterwork, original pine flooring, historic tilework, granite fireplaces throughout, and a ceremonial dining room with a crystal chandelier and solid wood sideboards that transports the visitor to another era. The gardens with parkland, mixed orchard, vegetable garden, olive trees and woodland, envelop the house in a stillness that stands in remarkable contrast to its immediacy to the centre of Sintra.

The property benefits from a gas boiler with central heating, two wood-burning heat recovery stoves and multiple hot water systems. The National Palace of Sintra is a few minutes on foot. The Natural Park surrounds the property. The historic centre, schools, shops and transport links are all within immediate reach.

A quinta with its own name, its own history, its own scale and an authenticity that the Sintra market rarely brings to the market.