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🏺 – Early fortified settlements ( castros ) appeared on hilltops like Cabo da Roca (Europe’s westernmost point) and Peninha , trading tin and copper along the Atlantic.

Sintra isn’t just a fairytale village. It’s a timeline carved in stone.

🌊 – Sintra’s Bronze Age wasn’t isolated. It was part of a maritime network linking Brittany, Cornwall, and Iberia. Local metalworkers produced V-perforated buttons and palmela points (arrowheads) found across the region.

Perched on the dramatic cliffs of the , the Bronze Age (c. 2000–800 BC) left behind mysterious remnants that are often overshadowed by the Romanticist palaces. Here’s what to look for: