The Palace of Arches is located at the entrance of Paço de Arcos, in the sense Lisbon / Cascais along the Marginal road, Municipality of Oeiras in Portugal. It was built in the late fifteenth century, and rebuilt in the XVIII century. The palace owned later to the family Lancaster, whose coat is still on the balcony of the building.

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The Palace of Arches is located at the entrance of Paço de Arcos, in the sense Lisbon / Cascais along the Marginal road, Municipality of Oeiras in Portugal. It was built in the late fifteenth century, and rebuilt in the XVIII century. The palace owned later to the family Lancaster, whose coat is still on the balcony of the building.
It was from the Palace of Arches that the King D. Manuel I participated in hunting in the farm Morgadio and assisted the departure of the caravels that were heading to India.
The name of the town of Paço de Arcos came from the name of the Palace of the Arches, so affirm the historians.

Palace of Arches

Largo Conde de Alcáçovas,
2770-031 Paço de Arcos
Opened every day
free admission
Time: 8:00 am - 20:00 hours

Oeiras Tourist Information Office
Phone: 21 4408587
http://www.cm-oeiras.pt/Paginas/cmo_homepage.aspx

Train: Paço de Arcos station, on the Lisbon metro system. Lisbon/Cascais line
Flight: Lisbon International Airport.
Road: A5 or N6 from Lisbon to Cascais.