Lisbon, Sintra, Portugal

Ref. 0240
A stone's throw from Sintra's historic centre and the National Palace, Quinta dos Lilazes occupies a rarely privileged position in the heart of the village, with views over the serra and the surrounding landscape that few properties of this nature can offer. With a total area of 15,640 m2, of which 657 m2 is built area, this is a property of unique scale and character, set within the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park.
The main house unfolds across three floors, basement, ground floor and attic, totalling 407 m2 of habitable space, with an additional 250 m2 outbuilding with garage capacity. The ground floor reveals a generous layout: a living room with high ceilings, decorative plasterwork and a large granite fireplace; a formal dining room lined with historic blue and white azulejo tiles, seating ten; a second intimate sitting room; a rural-character kitchen with direct access to the garden; and six bedrooms with original hardwood floors. The basement, with independent access, comprises a living room, two bedrooms, a kitchen, bathroom facilities and ample storage, a self-contained wing with immediate potential for independent use.
The interiors preserve the elements that make this house truly singular: ornate ceiling plasterwork, original pine flooring, historic tilework, granite fireplaces throughout, and a ceremonial dining room with a crystal chandelier and solid wood sideboards that transports the visitor to another era. The gardens with parkland, mixed orchard, vegetable garden, olive trees and woodland, envelop the house in a stillness that stands in remarkable contrast to its immediacy to the centre of Sintra.
The property benefits from a gas boiler with central heating, two wood-burning heat recovery stoves and multiple hot water systems. The National Palace of Sintra is a few minutes on foot. The Natural Park surrounds the property. The historic centre, schools, shops and transport links are all within immediate reach.
A quinta with its own name, its own history, its own scale and an authenticity that the Sintra market rarely brings to the market.