Linhó is an affluent village in the municipality of Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera, known for its resorts, restaurants, and its two prominent gated communities,

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and

Quinta da Beloura Quinta da Beloura is an affluent gated community and golf resort located in Linhó, Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera. The community is known for hosting numerous golf tournaments, tennis opens, and equestrian & dressage events, as well as for be ...

. Linhó is home to a large expatriate community, the only American school in Portugal ( Carlucci American International School of Lisbon), and has hosted a

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. Linhó is known for its gourmet culinary scene, including, artisanal food shops, fine dining, and events like Christmas markets and its annual Artisanal Beer Festival.

History

The Igreja da Penha Longa and its Hieronymite convent date originally to the 14th century, but the church's current interior dates from the reign of Cardinal-King Henry I of Portugal, in the 16th century. On 12 April 1903, the ''Grupo União Recreativa do Linhó'' (Linhó Recreational Union), a society for local civic life, is founded. Famed South African poet Roy Campbell lived in Linhó in the 1950s, from 1956 until his death. Marcelo Caetano, 101st

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, had his summer home in Linhó. Beginning in 1958, Caetano, then an ousted politician and Rector of the University of Lisbon, began using his Linhó home to host meetings and plan his assent to become Prime Minister, which he became in 1968.Observador - Como foram os anos de Marcelo no Liceu Pedro Nunes
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, inaugurated the newly built campus of the American International School of Lisbon in Linhó. The 1999

was hosted at the Ritz-Carlton Penha Longa Resort in

Communities

Linhó is home to two prominent gated communities of the Portuguese Riviera: *''

'' *''

Tourism

Linhó is near to numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites, such as Pena National Palace, Queluz National Palace, and the Historic Centre of Sintra, as well as numerous landmarks and sites within the larger Portuguese Riviera. Linhó is a prominent gastronomy,

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, and

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destination.

Gastronomy

Linhó is home to two Michelin Guide-starred restaurants: *LAB by Sergi Arola () *Midori ()

Resorts

* Pestana Golf Resort - ''

'' * Ritz-Carlton Resort - ''

Golf

's golf courses were designed by American golf architect Rocky Roquemore, and

's courses were designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. Penha Longa has hosted the

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three times, the Estoril Challenge de Portugal twice, and the Estoril Open once. Beloura holds the Portuguese Golf Federation's annual National Senior's Championship.

Tennis

Linhó's Beloura Tennis Academy (BTA) has hosted the

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's prestigious ''Campeonato Nacional Absoluto'' (National Absolute Championship) in 2017. BTA is known for hosting the annual Beloura Junior Open, a European qualifying tournament. Since 2017, Beloura annually hosts the BTA Futures, part of the International Tennis Federation's Men's Circuit.

Equestrian

Linhó's

Equestrian Center ( Portuguese: ''Centro Hípico Quinta da Beloura'') holds numerous equestrian events including the Portuguese Equestrian Federation's 2015 ''Taça de Portugal'' (Portuguese Cup Championship). The Beloura team won this event in 2004. Beloura hosted the 2017 Portuguese National Horseball Championship, as well as the 2017 and 2018 ''Troféu de Dressage em Póneis'' ( English: Pony Dressage Trophy), an annual

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competition held between equestrian academies of the Portuguese Riviera.

Education

The Carlucci American International School of Lisbon is the oldest American school in the Iberian Peninsula and the only

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-sanctioned school in Portugal. In 2020,

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, a highly ranked private Swiss group of international boarding schools, established TASIS Portugal in Linhó.

Linhó Detention Center

Just outside of Linhó, Sintra, and sharing its name, in the neighboring civil parish of Alcabideche, in Cascais Municipality, there is a major penitentiary of Lisbon Metropolitan Area. With 90 ha, part of the large detention complex is within Linhó, Sintra. It was founded in a conterminous area in 1954 as Cadeia Central de Lisboa (Lisbon Central Jail) and is now called Estabelecimento Prisional de Linhó (Linhó Detention Center).

Notable people

* Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer * Bryan Adams - Grammy Award-winning Canadian musician * Marcelo Caetano, 101st

* José Sócrates, 117th

* Dânia Neto, Portuguese model and actress * Roy Campbell, famed South African poet *

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- Portuguese concert pianist *

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- Canadian politician, former Attorney General of British Columbia"About Suzanne"
, ''Suzanne Anton Website'', Accessed August 29, 2009. * Pedro Pinto - Chief of Press for UEFA, former CNN International anchor LinkedIn - Pedro Pinto
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, American owner of the

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in New York City

References

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