Welcome to the Friends of Monserrate

Picnic of the Friends of Monserrate

The Friends of Monserrate, founded in 1992, are recognised as an organization of volunteers commited to promoting public awareness of Monserrate and to raising funds towards its restoration and maintenance.

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Monserrate

For many years, the Friends of Monserrate Association and the Parks of Sintra - Monte da Lua have been developing a constructive collaborative relationship in safeguarding and enhancing the natural and built heritage of the Monserrate Park.

Located in the Serra de Sintra, a few kilometers from the Atlantic, Monserrate is a historic, romantic and exotic garden with a unique collection of sub-tropical plants as well as trees and conifers. It is one of the best known European Gardens and a wonderful example of an English garden in Portugal. Thanks to its unique and privileged climate, Monserrate acts as a huge open-air greenhouse measuring about 30 hectares, where hundreds of species live in full harmony.

Architectural elements of rare beauty and of great historical importance, such as the Palace - a mix of Gothic, Moorish and Oriental styles - as well as statues, waterfalls and lakes, complement this unique Garden where Nature and Man live in total harmony.

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