Monday, April 20, 2009

Portugal

The town centre of Sintra.
Sintra is both a town and a municipality in Portugal, located in the Grande Lisboa subregion and the Lisbon Region. The town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site on account of its 19th century Romantic architecture. The town of Sintra refuses to be promoted to City Status, despite being the center of the second most populated municipality of Portugal.

Information and Image Obtained From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia




Portugal 50 Escudos 1968 UNC
Front: Infanta Dona Maria
Back: Sintra in 1507
Thanks to marco

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