Lisbon Trip Overview
Lisbon is a city that effortlessly blends traditional heritage with striking modernism and progressive thinking. You’ll get to know a bustling and lively Lisbon, boasting a wide range of fascinating activities and tourist attractions. As well as you will discover the charms of Sintra which is par excellence, the most mystical and romantic destination in Portugal and considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its sudden and mysterious mists. The farms, palaces, and mansions that dot the green of the mountains. The novels, poems, and other works of art this place has inspired, helped make this village a unique, magical and absolutely fascinating destination.
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* Duration: 8 hours
* Starts: Lisbon, Portugal
* Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Lisbon, Central Portugal, Portugal
Lisbon is a city that effortlessly blends traditional heritage with striking modernism and progressive thinking. You’ll get to know a bustling and lively Lisbon, boasting a wide range of fascinating activities and tourist attractions. As well as you will discover the charms of Sintra which is par excellence, the most mystical and romantic destination in Portugal and considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its sudden and mysterious mists. The farms, palaces, and mansions that dot the green of the mountains. The novels, poems, and other works of art this place has inspired, helped make this village a unique, magical and absolutely fascinating destination.
We´re specialized in services and unique travel experiences in Portugal.
Our experience is your guarantee and we understand, meet and exceed your expectations. We invite you to experience the authenticity of a full day tour through Lisbon & Sintra.
Where you will know the best of Portugal!
Itinerary
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Stop At: Miradouro da Senhora do Monte, Largo do Monte, Lisbon 1170-253 Portugal
Viewpoint Senhora do Monte, located in the Graça district, offers a unique panorama, undoubtedly one of the most beautiful views of Lisbon, especially as it is one of the highest points in the city. The half-moon shape gives a broader view of Lisbon, from which you can see the Grace Church, the Tagus estuary and the other bank, St. George Castle and the roofs of Mouraria. Further on, the lower Pombaline, the ruins of the Carmo Convent, the Monsanto Mountains and the Penha de França. These points are marked on a tilted panel in the viewpoint, so that visitors can identify the monuments.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Castelo de S. Jorge, Rua de Santa Cruz do Castelo, Lisbon 1100-129 Portugal
The Park and the Pena Palace, implanted in the Sintra mountain range and fruit of the creative genius of D. Fernando II, are the maximum exponent of Romanticism of the 19th century in Portugal, with architectural references of Manueline and Moorish influence.
The Palace was built to be observed from any point of the Park, forest and lush gardens with more than five hundred tree species from the four corners of the world.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Miradouro de Santa Luzia, Largo de Santa Luzia Alfama, Lisbon 1100-487 Portugal
Santa Luzia Viewpoint in Lisbon has an imposing panoramic view over the typical Alfama district and the Tagus River. Below the maze of Alfama, the immense Tagus estuary make up the atmosphere along with a cheerful garden space, tile panels, a water mirror and terraces. Characteristic points from left to right are the dome of St. Engracia, St. Stephen’s Church and the two white towers of St. Michael’s Church. The south wall of Santa Luzia has two modern tile panels, one from Praça do Comércio before the earthquake and one with Christians attacking São Jorge castle. The esplanade invites contemplation and on the opposite side of the street is the Azurara Palace, home of the Holy Spirit Foundation, which houses a museum and a school of traditional Portuguese arts. Next door is the sloping Santa Luzia Platter, with craft and antique shops.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Praca do Comercio (Terreiro do Paco), Avenida Infante Dom Henrique 1C, Lisbon 1100-053 Portugal
Commerce Square is the most important square in Lisbon. For decades, it has been Lisbon’s gateway to maritime commerce. The square was built where the Royal Palace was before it was destroyed by the great earthquake of 1755. The face of the Commerce Square is formed by a set of buildings installed on three sides and is open on the south side, looking to the Tagus. Historically there came the merchant boats and this was the port of Lisbon.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Centro Historico de Sintra, Sintra 2710-616 Portugal
Sintra’s historic center is an open-air museum full of magnificent treasures. The village of Sintra, at the base of the Sintra Mountains, was for a long time a royal sanctuary. Amidst its vast vegetation are incredible castles, palaces, gardens and farms.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Sintra National Palace, Largo Rainha Dona Amelia, Sintra 2710-616 Portugal
The millennial history of Sintra Town Hall begins during the Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula. Already mentioned in the 11th century, the early Moorish palace – property of the Portuguese Crown after the conquest of Lisbon by D. Afonso Henriques (1147), 1st King of Portugal – is first intervened in 1281, during the reign of D. Dinis. New constructive bodies are added over time under the reigns of D. Dinis, D. John I and D. Manuel I, maintaining their silhouette since the mid-16th century.
Duration: 1 hour
