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Sintra is a town and municipality in the Greater Lisbon region of Portugal, famous for its historic palaces, castles, gardens and scenic beaches. Learn about its prehistoric, Moorish, medieval and modern heritage, and its UNESCO World Heritage Site status.
- Quinta Da Regaleira
- Pena Palace
- Cruz Alta
- Cabo Da Roca
- Castle of The Moors
- Park and Palace of Monserrate
- Palace of Sintra
- Palácio Nacional E Jardins de Queluz
- Convento Dos Capuchos
- Old Centre of Sintra
António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro was born in 1848 to wealthy Portuguese emigrants in Brazil and augmented his fortune in the coffee and precious stone businesses. That wealth was funnelled into the bewildering Quinta da Regaleira, which is crammed with small monuments reflecting his fascination with the Masons, Knights Templar and Divination. His ...
Recently named one of Portugal’s “Seven Wonders”, Pena Palace was ordered by King Ferdinand II in 1838 on the lofty ruins of an old monastery. The ostentatious Disney-esque architecture and high setting call to mind Ludwig II’s Neuschwanstein Castle, but Pena Palace is actually a couple of decades older. As was the fashion at the time, the palace r...
The most rewarding of all the walks you can do in the Pena Park is the trail weaving through magical forest to the highest point in the Serra de Sintra. At 528 metres, this prominence is marked with a Manueline-esque stone cross and is strewn with granite boulders. At this height there’s a beautiful perspective of the Pena Palace’s colourful assort...
Sintra’s boundaries go all the way to the coast, and the westernmost point of continental Europe. Cabo da Roca is the point where the Serra de Sintra sinks dramatically into the ocean. The cape is 140 metres at the top of a granite cliff and with powerful boulders and outcrops pounded by the ocean far below. There’s a lighthouse up here, as well as...
Hoisted on one of Sintra’s northernmost peaks are the ruins of a mighty castle, built by the Moors and enlarged after the Reconquista. The walls have four square towers and snake with the contours of the mountain at the top of a sheer cliff, so it’s a sight to behold from below and is an amazing vantage point from above. Up between the merlons you ...
Monserrate is deep in the mountain range, slightly removed from Sintra’s other palaces, and so isn’t quite as crowded. But that doesn’t mean you can pass it by, because both the Moorish Revival palace and grounds are glorious. It was all landscaped in the mid-19th century for Sir Francis Cook, an English aristocrat who was given the title Viscount ...
You’ll know this palace right away for its pair of white conical towers above a mishmash of halls and annexes. The Palace of Sintra is the oldest palace in the town, and no royal medieval residence is in a better state of preservation in Portugal. Royalty lived here on and off from the 1400s to the 1700s, and each successive occupant added a bit of...
Queluz is a city east of Sintra, but in the same municipality. The thing to see is the Palace of Queluz, which took shape in the middle of the 18th century and has exuberant Rococo architecture. It was the summer retreat of Dom Pedro of Braganza, who would become King Consort to his own niece, Queen Maria I. The interiors are sublime, festooned wit...
A short but very picturesque drive or tuk-tuk ride from Sintra will bring you to the remnants of a 16th-century monastery. The Franciscan monks who lived in this brotherhood chose an extraordinarily austere life, contrasting with Sintra’s luxury. They lived in tiny cells bored from the rock and adorned with cork, and survived on vegetables grown at...
If you arrive in Sintra early in the morning the first thing you should do is treat yourself to a walking tour of the old centre. You need to get this done early, when the town is still waking up, as by late morning the streets are overrun with tourists. The compact core winds up a precipitous valley, and has twisting cobblestone streets, narrow st...
Discover the best sights and attractions of Sintra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a popular day trip from Lisbon. Learn how to plan your visit, what to see, where to stay, and how to get there with this comprehensive guide.
Discover Sintra, a fairy tale destination with palaces, gardens and castles. Explore its Unesco World Heritage–listed centre, its exotic attractions and its history with Lonely Planet.
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- Pena Palace. Cost: €20. Shuttle: €3. Audio Guide: €1.09. Hours: Park da Pena is open from 9 am to 7 pm; the palace is open from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm; last entry is 6 pm.
- The Moorish Castle. Cost: €12. Hours: 9:30 am to 6 pm, last entry at 5:30 pm. Website: parquesdesintra.pt. Getting Here: The entrance is located on Estrada da Pena, the same one-way road to Pena Palace, 350 meters before the entrance into Pena Palace.
- Quinta da Regaleira. Cost: 11€; Lisboa Card offers a 20% discount. Hours: May to September 10 am to 7:30 pm, last entrance at 5:30 pm; October through April 10 am to 6:30 pm, last entrance at 5:30 pm.
- National Palace of Sintra. Cost: 13€ Hours: 9:30 am to 6:30 pm; last entry at 6 pm. Website: parquesdesintra.pt. The National Palace of Sintra is the oldest palace in Portugal.
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"Sintra is the only place in the country where History became a garden. All of its legends converge onto this location, and its very own monuments speak less of the past, and more of an ever-present garden."
