Vila Sassetti

Vila Sassetti is located on the northern slope of the Serra de Sintra, between the Historic Centre and the path that climbs towards the Moorish Castle and Pena Park. The property began to take shape in 1885, when Victor Carlos Sassetti, born in Sintra and the owner of hotels in Lisbon and in the town, acquired the land to build a leisure residence there. Work began in 1890, with a design by the architect and set designer Luigi Manini. Inspired by the castles of Lombardy, the building is distinguished by its central three-storey circular tower, irregular volumes and the use of Sintra granite on the exterior cladding. The garden, also designed by Manini, develops along a winding path crossed by an artificial watercourse. Between architecture, vegetation and small tanks, Vila Sassetti reveals the most scenic side of Sintra Romanticism.