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Quinta dos Ribafrias

Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim), Italy

Quinta dos Ribafrias

The Quinta da Ribafria (Ribafria Estate) is situated close to Sintra in Lisbon District, Portugal. It was built from 1536 to 1541 by Gaspar Gonçalves, a ceremonial official of the Portuguese Royal Household (the "Porteiro-mor" who was responsible for opening the door for visitors to enter the room w

here the king was), on land donated to him by King Manuel I in 1515. The property is now owned by the Sintra Municipality.

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