Lisboa Trip Overview
Be impressed with the magic, mystery, and romance of Sintra. Enjoy the natural beauty of the area on a relaxed full-day tour with a small group. You will see Lisbon with a local guide/driver and you will know the secrets of Lisbon as well
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* Duration: 8 hours
* Starts: Lisboa, Portugal
* Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Be impressed with the magic, mystery, and romance of Sintra. Enjoy the natural beauty of the area on a relaxed full-day tour with a small group. You will see Lisbon with a local guide/driver and you will know the secrets of Lisbon as well
Itinerary
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Stop At: Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Praca do Imperio Belém, Lisbon 1400-206 Portugal
A masterpiece of 16th-century architecture in Portugal, the Monastery of Jerónimos is listed as a National Monument and inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List (1983). It is located in one of Lisbon’s most noble areas, both historical and monumental setting overlooking the Tagus River. On the monastery’s imposing facade, extending for about three hundred meters, stands the Church’s richly decorated South Portal boasting images of Portugal’s Patron Saint, St. Michael the Archangel (on top), and Our Lady of Belém or Our Lady of Reis (at the center)
The cost of admission is 10€ per person
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Santa Maria de Belem Church, Praca do Imperio, Lisbon 1300 Portugal
The dome of the cruise covers, in a single flight, a width of 30 meters. It represents the most finished realization of the late medieval ambition to cover the largest gap possible with the minimum of supports. In this free space, where all the royal symbolism is found, the profusion of ornaments reaches its peak.
On the left arm of the transept is buried in the remains of Cardinal-King D. Henrique and those of the sons of D. Manuel I. No right arm of the transept is found in the tomb of King D. Sebastião and the descendants of D. João III.
The Church is a national monument and a UNESCO world heritage site.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Jardim da Praca do Imperio, Rua Belem, Lisbon Portugal
The biggest highlight of the Garden, in addition to its excellent location, is the Fonte Monumental de Belém, also known for the Fonte Luminosa, for the light games achieved with the effects of water, which amaze those who contemplate it.
The Garden is also composed of cypress trees and olive trees, which show a Portuguese landscape, decorated with Portuguese sidewalk, highlighting the signs of the Zodiac in three of the main entrances of the garden and a set of 32 coats of arms, among shrubs and small flowers, representing the ancient provinces of the Empire.
The Jardim do Praça do Império has a total area of about 3 hectares, corresponding to 1.5 of green area.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Pastéis de Belém, R. de Belém 84 92, 1300-085 Lisboa, Portugal
At the beginning of the Nineteenth Century, in Belém, next to Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (the Heironymite Monastery) there was a sugar cane refinery attached to a small general store. As a result of the 1820 liberal revolution, all convents and monasteries in Portugal were shut down in 1834, the clergy and laborers were expelled.
In an attempt at survival, someone from the monastery offered sweet pastries for sale in the shop; pastries that rapidly became known as ‘Pastéis de Belém’.
At that period the area of Belém was considered far from the city of Lisbon and mainly accessed by steamboats. At the same time, the grandeur of the monastery and the Torre de Belém (the Belém Tower) attracted visitors who soon grew used to savoring the delicious pastries that originated in the monastery.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Torre de Belem, Avenida Brasilia – Belem, Lisbon 1400-038 Portugal
The ground floor of this architectural jewel has 16 windows with cannons. The visit also includes a tour of the pits and holes where the prisoners were thrown into.
The tower has five floors which lead to a roof terrace. Each story is connected by a small and narrow spiral staircase, which, on the busiest days is a little overwhelming, having to wait your turn to climb and descend.
The floors are, from bottom to top: The Governor’s Hall, The Kings’ Hall, the Audience Hall, the Chapel, and Roof terrace.
The price of admission for each person is 6 €.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Padrao dos Descobrimentos Avenida Brasilia Belem, Lisbon 1400-038 Portugal
Created by Cottinelli Telmo (1897–1948) and the sculptor Leopoldo de Almeida (1898–1975), Padrão dos Descobrimentos was first erected in 1940, in a temporary form, as part of the Portuguese World Exhibition, built with perishable materials. It had a light iron and cement frame, while the molded sculpture had a light iron and cement frame, while the molded sculpture was made of gypsum (formed of plaster and burlap, and reinforced by a wooden and iron structure).
The monument was reconstructed in 1960 to mark 500 years since the death of the Infante Dom Henrique (Henry the Navigator). This time it was made of concrete and rose-tinted Leiria stone masonry, with the sculptures made of Sintra limestone masonry.
The Centro Cultural das Descobertas was opened in 1985. Architect Fernando Ramalho remodeled the interior, giving the monument a viewpoint, auditorium, and exhibition hall.
The price of admission for each person is 6€.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Lisbon, Lisbon, Lisbon District, Central Portugal
Free time to lunch
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Park and National Palace of Pena, Estrada da Pena, Sintra 2710-609 Portugal
The Pena Palace and Park, in Sintra, make a fantastic day trip from Lisbon. The colorful 19th-century Romanticist castle sits high up on a hill with stunning panoramic views out to the ocean and is a highlight for many visitors to Portugal.
The price for each person is 14€.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Centro Historico de Sintra, Sintra 2710-616 Portugal
Moving forward through the road of Pena towards Penedo, a charming village in the Serra de Sintra (Sintra Mountain), absolutely out of the touristic circuits that will surprise you.Accompanied by the wonderful landscape of the National Park of Sintra-Cascais and the marvelous views of the Castelo dos Mouros (Moorish Castle) and of the Palácio da Pena (Pena Palace), which is always in your field of vision wherever you go
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
