Sintra Mitos & Lendas

"The Sintra Myths and Legends interactive center invites you to take a journey through the mysticism, secrets and romanticism of the village, through history, music and literature. Using scenography, multimedia techniques and sensory experiences, the route of 17 spaces crosses reality and fiction in various dimensions, with the participation of a team of architects, set designers, scriptwriters, historians and experts in audiovisuals, holograms, sensory effects, augmented reality and 3D films. The expedition through the myths and legends of Sintra begins in an elevator covered with images of the town, to the sound of the forest and with dimmed lights, but it is on Floor 3 that the starting point of the visit is found, with the feeling of having arrived at the top of the Sintra mountain range. Here, a narrator introduces the concept of legends and talks about the moment of the Creation of Penhas – Legend of the Five Heights of Same Names and Different Surnames of Sintra so that, on the 2nd Floor, visitors begin to come into contact with historical events and other legends, through touchscreen screens and an animated film on screens, using video mapping, supported by audio guide narrations. On the 1st floor you can learn about the legends of the Tomb of the Two Brothers and the Seven Woes. To tell them, holograms of real dimensions are recreated that give spectacularity to the story, but also, kinetic experiences are created, in which visitors embody a character from a game, running through the woods, avoiding obstacles and collecting some of the elements associated with the legend. At the seventh “Ai” the player loses. In a space dedicated to writers who were seduced by the magical town of Sintra, animated images of them are displayed, with narration of their experiences told in the first person. Here, in a 4D space, through a multisensory experience complemented by smell and wind mechanisms, the legend of the appearance of Our Lady to the mute girl who was herding a flock of sheep in the mountains is explained. On Floor -1, new adventures await visitors, such as entering a tunnel that simulates the Initiatory Well; the immersive experience of being on board a boat, watching the Adamastor, while being enveloped by the sea waves; or even the scenography and holograms that recreate the pagan universe omnipresent in legends and myths, through nature, animals and fairies. The visit ends surrounded by the magic of green, to the sound of the forest."