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The Paço used to be the favorite country house of the family, who often preferred hunting in the enormous surrounding park to the fuss of Lisbon or the cold of their palace in Bragança in northern Portugal (see page 84).
Located right in the center of town is the spectacular Palácio Nacional de Sintra (also called the Paço Real, or Royal Palace), easily recognized by its two huge, white conical chimneys.
The Paço Episcopal (Bishop’s Palace) is home to a regional museum, displaying a splendid collection of highly elaborate colchas (bedspreads), as well as 16th-century tapestries.
On 1 February 1908, the royal family was riding in an open carriage along the Lisbon river front plaza, Terreiro do Paço, when an assassin opened fire and killed King Carlos and the heir to the throne, Prince Luis Filipe.
The Duke of Bragança was crowned King João IV in a festive ceremony that took place on Lisbon’s beautiful riverfront square, the Terreiro do Paço (today the Praça do Comércio).
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