Does Sintra have an urban rehabilitation area (ARU)?

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Yes, Sintra has declared more than a dozen urban rehabilitation areas (ARU), including the Centro Histórico de Sintra, Queluz-Belas, Agualva-Cacém, Mem Martins and Pêro Pinheiro / Montelavar.

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Council ARU page: cm-sintra.pt/sintra/espaco-publico/areas-de-reabilitacao
Delimitation documents: cloud.cm-sintra.pt/s/t9wPjd4C266dZ4G
Plans: cloud.cm-sintra.pt/s/dMgtxyqLTbotJ7d
Online map (SIG viewer): cm-sintra.pt/sintra/espaco-publico/plano-diretor-municipa...
Examples listed: Centro Histórico de Sintra, Colares-Almoçageme, Queluz-Belas, Rio de Mouro Velho, Mem Martins/Rio de Mouro, Agualva-Cacém, Massamá/Monte Abraão, Negrais
Sources: cm-sintra.pt/sintra/espaco-publico/areas-de-reabilitacao
Checked: 2026-11-05

What you get

Inside a declared ARU, national tax rules can apply to rehabilitation works: reduced VAT, IMI and IMT exemptions and an IRS deduction. The conditions are in the guide; the council decides whether the IMI exemption can be renewed for five more years.

More: What an ARU gives you

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