Forest On The Sintra Mountains, Near Quinta Da Regaleira, Portugal. Royalty-Free Stock Photo

The Sintra Mountains - Portuguese: Serra De Sintra- is a mountain range in western Portugal. Its highest point at 529 meters is near Sintra. It has a rich fauna, foxes, genet, moles, salamanders, peregrine falcons, vipers and various species of scaly reptiles. Its climate is temperate with many oceanic influences and hence presents a higher rainfall than the remaining area of Lisbon. It also has a unique vegetation. About nine hundred plant species are indigenous, ten percent of which are endemic. Namely oak, cork oak and pine wood. In it are located: the Moorish Castle, the Pena Palace, the Capuchin Convent, the Sintra National Palace, the Palace of Monserrate and the Quinta da Regaleira. Portugal, Europe.