Palace · 1670s
Fronteira Palace
Palácio dos Marqueses de Fronteira
The 1st Marquis of Fronteira, a Restoration War commander, builds the palace in the 1670s.
Stories
Restoration of independence 1 December 1640
End of 60 years of Spanish rule; conspirators met at the Almada (Independence) Palace.
A palace for a war hero 1670s
The 1st Marquis of Fronteira, a Restoration War commander, builds the palace in the 1670s.
Tiled kings in the garden 1670s
A tiled Gallery of Kings with busts of Portugal's monarchs lines the formal garden.
Smashed plates in the mosaics 1670s
Legend says the plates from a banquet for the king were smashed so no one could use them again, and the shards decorate the garden.
National Monument 1982
Decree 28/82 classifies the palace, gardens and woods as a National Monument.