7-bedroom house for sale in Sintra

Two steps from the historic centre of Sintra and the National Palace, Quinta dos Lilazes occupies a rare and privileged position in the heart of the town, with views over the hills and surrounding landscape that few properties of this kind can offer. With a total plot of 15,640 m², of which 657 m² is covered, this is a property of unique scale and character, set within the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park.

The main house is arranged over three levels: cellar, ground floor and attic, totalling 407 m² of living space, with an additional 250 m² outbuilding suitable for use as a garage. The ground floor plan offers a generous layout: a living room with high ceilings, decorative plasterwork and a large granite fireplace; a dining room lined with historic blue and white azulejos, seating ten; a second, more intimate sitting room; a country-style kitchen with direct access to the garden; and six bedrooms with original timber floorboards. The cellar, with independent access, has a living room, two bedrooms, a kitchen, bathroom facilities and generous storage, as well as a self-contained wing with immediate potential for independent use.

The interiors retain the features that make this house truly special: worked plasterwork on the ceilings, old pine flooring, historic azulejo tiling, granite fireplaces in several rooms, and a formal dining room with a crystal chandelier and solid wood sideboards that transports the visitor to another era. The garden, with parkland, mixed orchard, vegetable garden, olive trees and woodland, surrounds the house with a tranquillity that contrasts with its immediate proximity to the centre of Sintra.

The property benefits from a gas boiler system with central heating, two wood-burning heat recovery units and multiple hot water systems. The National Palace of Sintra is just a few minutes' walk away, and the Natural Park surrounds the property. Access to the historic centre, schools, shops and transport is immediate.

A quinta with its own name, history, scale and an authenticity that the Sintra market rarely offers for sale.