This night walk will take in one of the most breathtaking slopes of the Serra de Sintra, precisely where we will be able to ascend to some of its strategic points that will allow us to get a fantastic view of the coastal area, from Cascais to Abano, with the highlights being Peninha, Adrenunes and Cabo da Roca.

Anta de Andrenunes

A Anta de Adrenuneslocated in Cabo da Roca, Portugal, is a dolmen, i.e. a megalithic monument. It is a structure made up of several stones, between which there is a passage about 5 metres high. This passage may have served as a collective necropolis during megalithic times. It is located on top of a hill that dominates the landscape around Cabo da Roca and the vast region that extends northwards from the Serra de Sintra.

Peninha Sanctuary:

Here we can see rocks that make up the Sintra Magmatic Massif. This massif was formed around 80 Ma ago at great depths, and the dominant rock is granite.

In the Serra de Sintra it is possible to see landscapes in which chaotic heaps of huge rounded blocks of rock stand out, constituting what is known as "block chaos". These rocks are essentially granite and syenitic in composition, and the Peninha buildings were built on top of one of these syenitic rock piles. The Peninha Sanctuary is part of an architectural complex formed by the old chapel of St Saturninus (founded by D. Pêro Pais at the time of the kingdom's formation of Portugal and now abandoned) and the romantic revival-style palace, which resembles a fortification, built in 1918.

The current chapel dates back to the 17th century and was founded by Friar Pedro da Conceição. The panels lining the interior of the chapel depict scenes from the Life of the Virgin and were created by different authors.

- Peninha Sanctuary - Andrenunes - Bosque do Silêncio - Pedras Irmãs picnic park - Natural landscapes -