São Pedro de Penaferrim Church

It is about two km away from the historic centre of the Village of Sintra.
Despite the origins are not known, it is believed that it was built around the 16^th century to replace the Castle’s Chapel.
It needed to be rebuilt after the 1531 and the 1755 earthquakes.
Despite the catastrophe, you may still find some structures from the medieval époque such as the gothic apse sustained by four abutments and a statue inside the church made of Açã’s stone, about 75 cm high that it’s believed to have com from the Castle’s Church.
The main door and the wall tiles of the interior of the church that report life of Saint Peter are from the 18^th century.
In the main chapel the vault has crossed ribbing and retable is simple made of white and golden wood.