Property with 78,080 m2 with ruins, Sintra

“Tapada” is a 7.8-hectare property that is part of the Type I Partial Protection Area (APPI) regime and, at the same time, a Specific Intervention Area for the Cultural and Heritage Enhancement of the Cultural Landscape of Sintra.Next to the Capuchos Convent, in the heart of the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, the property is distributed and classified by the following parcels:• Housing (ruins) with an area of 0.003600 ha• Pinhal Bravo with an area of 3.514700 ha• Mixed forest with an area of 1.879200 ha• Housing (ruins) with an area of 0.016200 ha• Housing (ruins) with an area of 0.047000 ha• Housing and agricultural dependences (ruins) with an area of 0.009200 ha• Barren land with an area of 1.023600 ha• Bush with an area of 1.202500 ha• Paths with an area of 0.011200 haWith an opinion issued by the ICNF (Institute for the Conservation of Nature and Forests), this entity admits by letter of 2017 the possibility of recovering the existing buildings in ruins, and that there will be no expansion of the gross construction and implantation areas and that the buildings to be recovered must be in the same location where they are currently located. There also cannot be any change in their implementation.Namely, those with the following areas, 36 m2 + 162 m2 +470 m2 +92 m2, totaling 760 m2.The very special climate of this place, very humid, cool and gloomy, allowed this spot to survive several fires that devastated the Sintra mountains over time. In “Tapada” you can find hazel (Corylus avellana L.), boxwood (Buxus sempervirens L.), oak or roble (Quercus robur L.), chestnut (Castanea sativa L.), laurel (Laurus nobilis L.) arbutus (Arbutus unedo L.), yew (Taxus baccata), caledonia (Chelidonium majus L.), foxglove (Digitalis purpurea L.), holly (Ilex aquifolium L.), gilbardeira (Ruscus aculeatus L.), the ivy-leaf fetus (Asplenium hemionitis L.), the oaks-fetus (Davallia canariensis), among many of the other species that abound there, a notable example of Sintra's forest.William Beckford, the English romantic writer, upon reaching this area and after walking miles on a wild and deserted hill, said the following: "... at first glance it corresponds to the image of Robinson Crusoé's address."20 minutes from Sintra (EN 247) and 25 minutes from Cascais (N9-1), this property is unique for its location and natural beauty in the heart of the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, with beautiful landscapes and viewpoints surrounded by enchanting vegetation – it seems that man has never been there.