The Palace of the Marquesses of Fronteira was built in 1671 as a hunting pavilion to Dom João de Mascarenhas, 1st Marquis of Fronteira, who received his title from King Afonso VI of Portugal for his loyalty to the House of Braganza in the Portuguese Restoration War.
The palace is the private residence of the Marquesses of Fronteira
The palace is located in a very quiet area, near Monsanto Forest Park. The house and the garden have glazed tiles representing different themes such as battles or monkeys playing the trumpets.
The Room of the Battles has panels representing scenes of the Portuguese Restoration War. They depict the Battle of Montijo (1644), Battle of Arronches (1653), Siege of Badajoz (1658), Battle of the Lines of Elvas (1659), Battle of Ameixial (1663), Battle of Castelo Rodrigo (1664), Battle of Montes Claros (1665), and encounter at Chaves (1667).
The dining room is decorated with portraits representing some members of the Portuguese nobility, painted by artists such as Domingos António de Sequeira.
The chapel, dating from the end of the 16th century, is the oldest part of the palace. The façade is adorned with stones, shells, broken glass and porcelains. It seems that those pieces were used during the palace’s inauguration and were broken on purpose just not to be used again.
In spite of being the current residence of the Marquis of Fronteira some of the rooms, the library and the garden are open to public visits.
Type of Historical Garden: Baroque Garden, inaugurated in 1670.
Address:
Palácio Fronteira – Largo São Domingos de Benfica nº 1 – 1500-554 Lisboa Portugal
Phone:
(+351) 217 782 023 / (+351) 217 784 599
Web: fronteira-alorna.pt
E-mail: fundacao@fronteira-alorna.pt / fcfa-cultura@fronteira-alorna.pt
Region: Lisbon Metropolitan Area
Municipality : Lisbon
Town : São Domingos de Benfica, Lisbon
Place : Lisbon
Google Maps Coordinates:
38º44’25.33 N; 9º10’49.64 W
38.740554 -9.180420
Access from the provincial capital :
Direct. Lisbon bus Bus nr. 770 stops in front of the palace gate
