Cintra

/ ˈsɪntrə /

noun

From Cintra he proceeded on horseback to Mafra, a large village some three leagues distant.

At daylight on the 4th the voyagers found themselves off the rock of Cintra, a few miles from Lisbon.

The town of Cintra contains about eight hundred inhabitants.

About 15 miles from Cintra is Mafra, with a palace, convent, and church of wonderful magnificence.

That same day I visited Colhares, a romantic village on the side of the mountain of Cintra, to the northwest.

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