This shady park, covering an area of some two hundred hectares round Pena Palace, was planted with trees thanks to the effort of Fernando II of Saxe Coburg-Gotha, in the third quarter of the 19th Century.

It is one of the most attractive places on the Serra de Sintra, owing to the spell of romanticism that emanates from its greenness and the wide stretches of countryside that can be glimpsed from it. The way that the trees have been arranged in contrasting clusters, setting off to advantage the delicate note of the gardens, the graceful curve of a path, or the sudden view of a pond, all show the artistic intent that governed the planting of this park.

Cruz Alta. the highest point on the Serra (540 metres), with its 16th Century cross (1522) and panoramic all-round view that embraces the fantastic ensemble of the romantic Palace, is a place that should on no account be missed by anyone visiting Pena Park.

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