Monserrate Palace
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The Monserrate Palace is a palatial villa located near Sintra, the traditional summer resort of the Portuguese court in the foothills overlooking the Atlantic Ocean north west of the capital, Lisbon.
Palácio Monserrate
Totem (Nansi Hemming)
Hallway
Fountain in central hallway
Sir Francis Cook, 1st Baronet, 1st Viscount Monserrate was a British merchant and art collector.
Monserrate Palace
…mentioned of the beauty of Monserrate in Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. After that, the property attracted foreign travelers’ attention. One of them was Francis Cook, a wealthy English merchant who subleased the estate in 1856 and was graced with the title of Viscount of Monserrate by Luís I. Cook purchased the…
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