Linhó, Sintra Explained

Linhó is an affluent village in the municipality of Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera, known for its resorts,[1] restaurants,[2] and its two prominent gated communities, Quinta da Penha Longa and Quinta da Beloura.[3] [4] Linhó is home to a large expatriate community, the only American school in Portugal (Carlucci American International School of Lisbon), and has hosted a Bilderberg Meeting.[5]

Linhó is known for its gourmet culinary scene,[6] including, artisanal food shops,[7] [8] [9] fine dining, and events like Christmas markets and its annual Artisanal Beer Festival.[10] [11] [12]

History

The Igreja da Penha Longa and its Hieronymite convent date originally to the 14th century, but the church's current interior dates from the reign of Cardinal-King Henry I of Portugal, in the 16th century.[13]

On 12 April 1903, the Grupo União Recreativa do Linhó (Linhó Recreational Union), a society for local civic life, is founded.

Famed South African poet Roy Campbell lived in Linhó in the 1950s, from 1956 until his death.[14]

Marcelo Caetano, 101st Prime Minister of Portugal and last leader of the Estado Novo regime, had his summer home in Linhó. Beginning in 1958, Caetano, then an ousted politician and Rector of the University of Lisbon, began using his Linhó home to host meetings and plan his assent to become Prime Minister, which he became in 1968.[15] A street is named for him in Linhó, despite attempts to change the name owing to Caetano's relationship to the Estado Novo regime.

In 1998, Hillary Clinton, then First Lady of the United States, inaugurated the newly built campus of the American International School of Lisbon in Linhó.[16]

The 1999 Bilderberg Meeting was hosted at the Ritz-Carlton Penha Longa Resort in Quinta da Penha Longa.[17]

Communities

Linhó is home to two prominent gated communities of the Portuguese Riviera:

Tourism

Linhó is near to numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites, such as Pena National Palace, Queluz National Palace, and the Historic Centre of Sintra, as well as numerous landmarks and sites within the larger Portuguese Riviera. Linhó is a prominent gastronomy, spa, and resort destination.

Gastronomy

Linhó is home to two Michelin Guide-starred restaurants:

Resorts

Golf

Quinta da Beloura's golf courses were designed by American golf architect Rocky Roquemore,[22] and Quinta da Penha Longa's courses were designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.

Penha Longa has hosted the Open de Portugal three times, the Estoril Challenge de Portugal twice, and the Estoril Open once.

Beloura holds the Portuguese Golf Federation's annual National Senior's Championship.[23]

Tennis

Linhó's Beloura Tennis Academy (BTA) has hosted the Portuguese Tennis Federation's prestigious Campeonato Nacional Absoluto (National Absolute Championship) in 2017.[24] [25] [26] BTA is known for hosting the annual Beloura Junior Open, a European qualifying tournament.[27]

Since 2017, Beloura annually hosts the BTA Futures, part of the International Tennis Federation's Men's Circuit.[28] [29]

Equestrian

Linhó's Quinta da Beloura Equestrian Center (Portuguese: Centro Hípico Quinta da Beloura) holds numerous equestrian events including the Portuguese Equestrian Federation's 2015 Taça de Portugal (Portuguese Cup Championship).[30] The Beloura team won this event in 2004.[31]

Beloura hosted the 2017 Portuguese National Horseball Championship, as well as the 2017 and 2018 Troféu de Dressage em Póneis (English: Pony Dressage Trophy), an annual dressage competition held between equestrian academies of the Portuguese Riviera.[32] [33] [34]

Education

The Carlucci American International School of Lisbon is the oldest American school in the Iberian Peninsula and the only U.S. State Department-sanctioned school in Portugal.

In 2020, TASIS Schools, a highly ranked private Swiss group of international boarding schools, established TASIS Portugal in Linhó.[35]

Notable people

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. https://nit.pt/out-of-town/07-10-2016-o-penha-longa-resort-e-o-melhor-resort-da-peninsula-iberica NIT - O Penha Longa Resort é o melhor resort da Península Ibérica
  2. http://www.bonviveur.es/restaurantes/lab-by-sergi-arola-un-santuario-de-la-cocina-con-sello-arola Bon Viveur - LAB by Sergi Arola, un santuario de la cocina con sello Arola
  3. https://www.lavanguardia.com/viajes/20101005/54016663393/sintra-siguiendo-la-ruta-de-los-palacios-de-la-capital-lusa-del-romanticismo.html La Vanguardia - Sintra: siguiendo la ruta de los palacios de la capital lusa del romanticismo
  4. https://www.maxima.pt/celebridades/detalhe/onde-andam-as-celebridades-que-moram-ou-visitam-portugal Maxima - Onde andam as celebridades que moram ou visitam Portugal?
  5. https://sintranoticias.pt/2016/12/04/candidaturas-bolsa-estudo-merito-da-escola-americana/ Sintra Noticias - Candidaturas para Bolsa de Estudo de Mérito da Escola Americana
  6. http://visao.sapo.pt/actualidade/visaose7e/olha-sardinha-gourmet=f784319 Visao 'Olhá' sardinha gourmet
  7. http://upmagazine-tap.com/en/pt_artigos/10-basics-of-sintra/ Up Magazine - 10 Basics of Sintra
  8. http://lifestyle.publico.pt/artigos/364327_a-sopa-de-cebola-do-la-parisienne Publico Lifestyle & Gastronomia - A Sopa de Cebola do La Parisienne
  9. http://lifestyle.publico.pt/artigos/328394_na-mesa-de-natal-nao-cabe-so-peru-e-bacalhau Publico Lifestyle & Gastronomia - Na mesa de Natal não cabe só peru e bacalhau
  10. https://www.timeout.pt/lisboa/pt/noticias/ha-um-festival-de-cerveja-artesanal-a-chegar-a-sintra-032718 Time Out Lisbon - Há um festival de cerveja artesanal a chegar a Sintra
  11. https://nit.pt/buzzfood/gourmet-e-vinhos/cerveja-com-todos-beer-fest-sintra NIT - Cerveja Com Todos: o novo beer fest de Sintra para comer e beber
  12. http://visao.sapo.pt/actualidade/visaose7e/comprar/2017-11-30-Nestes-30-mercados-de-Natal-ha-pequenas-lembrancas-e-muito-espirito-natalicio Visao - Nestes 30 mercados de Natal há pequenas lembranças e muito espírito natalício
  13. http://visao.sapo.pt/actualidade/visaose7e/escapar/2016-06-08-Os-misterios-da-Estrada-da-Lagoa-Azul-que-vai-dar-ao-Penha-Longa-Resort Visao - Os mistérios da Estrada da Lagoa Azul, que vai dar ao Penha Longa Resort
  14. https://sintranoticias.pt/2016/12/04/visitantes-residentes-famosos-atraidos-sintra/ Sintra Noticias - Visitantes e residentes famosos atraídos por Sintra
  15. https://observador.pt/especiais/como-foram-os-anos-de-marcelo-no-liceu-pedro-nunes/ Observador - Como foram os anos de Marcelo no Liceu Pedro Nunes
  16. https://issuu.com/revistapontosdevista/docs/pv41 Revista Pontos de Vista - Uma Líder que Tem como Missão Formar Líderes
  17. http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/portuguese-newspaper-organised-bilderberg-meeting/9879 The Portugal News - Portuguese newspaper organised Bilderberg meeting
  18. https://labbysergiarola.com/ LAB by Sergi Arola
  19. https://www.evasoes.pt/comer/cozinha-de-rua-cinco-estrelas/ Evasoes - Uma nova cozinha de rua cinco estrelas para provar em Sintra
  20. https://www.pestanagolf.com/en/golf/beloura/ Pestana Beloura Golf Resort
  21. http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels/europe/penha-longa Ritz Carlton Penha Long Resort
  22. Web site: Beloura - Pestana Golf & Resort. www.pestanagolf.com.
  23. Web site: Golfe. Ana Paula Saúde revalida título de campeã nacional de seniores. ionline.
  24. Web site: FPT confirma nova data, prize-money e local do Campeonato Nacional Absoluto. Com novidades. 31 July 2017.
  25. Web site: João Sousa fechou época de altos e baixos. RTP, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal-Mário Aleixo-. RTP. www.rtp.pt.
  26. Web site: João Sousa sagra-se campeão nacional absoluto de ténis pela primeira vez. SAPO. SAPO Desporto.
  27. Web site: Finais no Torneio Internacional de Ténis no Beloura Júnior Open. Jorge. Cardoso. 24 August 2018.
  28. Web site: Torneios Future "invadem" Beloura Tennis Academy nas próximas 3 semanas. Gaspar Ribeiro. Lança. 4 August 2018.
  29. Web site: Fred Gil assina vitória na estreia em Sintra. João. Correia. 8 August 2018.
  30. Web site: Carl Hester elogia "Equador MVL". 1 November 2015.
  31. Web site: Quinta da Beloura vence Taça de Portugal - Agenda Lisboa - oGuia - Guia da Cidade - Região de Lisboa. www.guiadacidade.pt.
  32. Web site: Horseball: Campeonato Nacional começa com a vitória da Quinta da Figueira. 19 February 2017.
  33. Web site: Troféu de Dressage em Póneis: 34 Conjuntos alinharam na 6ª jornada. 23 October 2017.
  34. http://www.equitacao.com/noticias/1512/12/trofeu-dressage-poneis/ Equitacao - Trofeu Dressage Poneis
  35. https://switzerland.tasis.com/page.cfm?p=4496&newsid=1303 TASIS Switzerland - TASIS to Open New School in Portugal
  36. Web site: Família de Ronaldo compra casa no Algarve. Marco. Pereira. www.cmjornal.pt.
  37. http://www.cmjornal.xl.pt/domingo/detalhe/a_escola_portuguesa_de_bryan_adams.html CM Jornal - A Escola Portuguesa de Bryan Adams
  38. https://zap.aeiou.pt/socrates-tinha-mais-imoveis-que-se-sabia-63153 Zap - Socrates Tinha Mais Imoveis que se Sabia
  39. Web site: Sócrates: Os imóveis que serviram para disfarçar transferências. www.jornaldenegocios.pt.
  40. Web site: TVMais - Dânia Neto vai a mergulhos... quando não dança no varão!. TVMais.
  41. Web site: Activa - Dânia Neto mostra-se perita na dança do varão (com vídeos). Activa.
  42. https://www.alagamares.com/estrangeiros-em-sintra-visitantes-e-residentes/ Associação Cultural de Alagamares - Estrangeiros Famosos em Sintra do Século XX
  43. http://www.suzanneanton.ca/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=121 "About Suzanne"
  44. https://pt.linkedin.com/in/pedro-pinto-4a5b0455 LinkedIn - Pedro Pinto

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