Lisbon Trip Overview
This tour was planned having in mind those who seek more than a mere tour, it was organized having in mind those who are looking for visual memories, that are looking to learn more about the culture, history and gastronomy and for amazing places to take amazing photos and who seek to experience the thrills offered by our custom Land Rovers.
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* Duration: 8 hours
* Starts: Lisbon, Portugal
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Lisbon, Central Portugal, Portugal
This tour was planned having in mind those who seek more than a mere tour, it was organized having in mind those who are looking for visual memories, that are looking to learn more about the culture, history and gastronomy and for amazing places to take amazing photos and who seek to experience the thrills offered by our custom Land Rovers.
Itinerary
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Pass By: Estoril, Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon District, Central Portugal
Starting to develop early 20th. century, Estoril gained a key role as international tourist spot right from the beginning.
With one of the biggest and oldest Casinos in Europe, it attracted royalty, businessman and intelligence services during the neutrality of Portugal in World War II with reference to the presence of Ian Flemming who later wrote the novels of James Bond.
This is a private tour, all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs, just let us know and we do it.
Stop At: Centro Historico de Cascais, Cascais Portugal
Often called the Portuguese riviera, Cascais’s history as a cosmopolitan center originates in the late 19th century, when King Luís I and the Portuguese royal family made from this seaside town their summer residence.
During World War II and the Post-War period, the area’s royal affiliations intensified, as many heads of European royal houses and deposed monarchs, made their home in Cascais and Estoril, finding refuge in Portugal’s neutrality.
This is a private tour, all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs, just let us know and we do it.
Duration: 45 minutes
Pass By: Guincho Beach, Parque Natural Sintra-Cascais, Cascais Portugal
One of the most iconic beach spots from Cascais municipality right next to the Sintra mountain.
Due to its special location and weather, Guincho beach is one of the preferred spots for water sports like Surf and Kitesurf and an amazing viewpoint where the ocean, dunes and cliffs blend together in a unique panorama.
This is a private tour, all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs, just let us know and we do it.
Stop At: Santuario da Peninha, N247, Sintra 2705-000 Portugal
At the top of sintra Mountain, overlooking the ocean and countryside, the Peninha Sanctuary is an amazing viewpoint.
The Peninha hills had been the location for a small hermitage ever since the foundation of Christianity in Portugal.
This is a private tour, all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs, just let us know and we do it.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Farol do cabo da Roca, Estrada do Cabo da Roca, Sintra 2705-001 Portugal
The westernmost point of continental Europe, is the perfect place to enjoy the blend of the land and sea as stated centuries ago by Camões, the portuguese master poet… “Where the land ends and the sea begins …”.
The most important Lighthouse in this area stands out from the landscape and can be seen from the outside.
This is a private tour, all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs, just let us know and we do it.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Igreja da Ulgueira, Largo da Igreja Ulgueira, Sintra 2710-487 Portugal
Ulgueira is a beautiful village nearby Colares, inside the area of the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, in a place of great natural beauty between the luxuriant Sintra Mountain and the immense Atlantic Ocean.
This village has been able to maintain its rural environment and its great beauty, with a wonderful bright lighting that is quite characteristic of the region.This is a private tour so we can always adapt our suggested timings to your needs, just let us know and we do it.
This is a private tour, all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs, just let us know and we do it.
Stop At: Casa da Adraga Rua da Praia da Adraga, Almocageme 2705-060 Portugal
Hidden by the rocky cliffs, the Adraga beach is an amazing spot right at the end of a winding road that goes through the marvels of the Natural Protected Landscape of Sintra.
Place for mystical and historic legends, it’s one of the special spots to enjoy the harmonious connection from the land and the sea.
This is a private tour, all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs, just let us know and we do it.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Almocageme, Almocageme, Sintra Municipality, Lisbon District, Central Portugal
A colorful little town, close to the ocean, which name has an Arabic origin, possibly meaning “the mosque” although there are no testimonies of one having been around.
Still holding the tradition of a weekly farmers market, has its main local festivities honoring Nossa Senhora da Graça after the first Sunday of October and they last eight days.
This is a private tour, all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs, just let us know and we do it.
Pass By: Praia Grande, Colares, Sintra Portugal
With a suggestive name, this is a large sandy beach where regularly surf and bodyboard competitions are hosted.
Here you can find one of the biggest saltwater pools in Europe with over 100 meters in length.
In the southern part, dinosaur fossils can be found on the Beach’s cliff with an easily identifiable sequence of eleven dinosaur footsteps.
This is a private tour, all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs, just let us know and we do it.
Pass By: Praia das Macas, Praia Das Macas, Colares Portugal
The “apples” beach, allegedly named from the rotten fruits falling down from farms nearby to the Colares stream, ending near the ocean at the sandy beach.
One of the important summer towns nearby Sintra, is also an attractive spot for Surf lover all year round.
This is a private tour, all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs, just let us know and we do it.
Stop At: Azenhas do Mar, Azenhas do Mar, Sintra Municipality, Lisbon District, Central Portugal
The uniqueness of a white and blue village over the cliffs right at the sea.
This remarkable landscape, often used af movie set, is one of the most memorable images around Sintra municipality.
This is a mandatory stop for pictures.
This is a private tour, all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs, just let us know and we do it.
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Quinta da Regaleira, Rua Barbosa do Bocage, Sintra 2710-567 Portugal
Probably the most mysterious and intriguing monument of Sintra, this property consists of a romantic palace and chapel with Neo Manueline architecture, and a luxurious park that features lakes, grottoes, wells, fountains, and a vast array of exquisite constructions.
Known as “The Palace of Monteiro the Millionaire”, based on the nickname of its best known former owner, António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro, the estate has a full set of enigmatic buildings with a constant presence of symbols related to alchemy, Masonry, the Knights Templar, and the Rosicrucians.
This is a private tour, all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs, just let us know and we do it.
Stop At: Centro Historico de Sintra, Sintra 2710-616 Portugal
Sintra is a quaint little village with beautiful cobbled streets, filled with traditional shops and cafes, where you can visit the most beautiful historical monuments.
Classified as a World Heritage Cultural Landscape in 1995, the village keeps the colors and architecture from the time of the portuguese monarchy, when it was commonly used as a summer vacation place. In this unique place full of history you can also taste traditional sweets like the Travesseiros and Queijadas.
This is a private tour, all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs, just let us know and we do it.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Sintra National Palace, Largo Rainha Dona Amelia, Sintra 2710-616 Portugal
Initially used as a Moorish governor residence, King Afonso henriques used it as his own residence after conquering Sintra and Lisbon in mid 12th. Century.
The blend of Gothic, Manueline, Moorish, and Mudéjar styles in the present palace is mainly the result of building campaigns during different centuries.
It’s one of the most iconic landmarks from Sintra with the two imponent chimneys from the kitchen being able to be seen from distances far away.
This is the main palace located in the historical center that you can opt to visit while you are at your free time in Sintra village.
This is a private tour, all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs, just let us know and we do it.
Duration: 45 minutes
Pass By: Castelo dos Mouros, Estrada da Pena Parque de Monserrate, Sintra 2710-609 Portugal
The Moorish Castle was built around the 8th century, during the period of Muslim Iberia, as the central place in a territory that was primarily agricultural, and which was necessary to protect its population
After the conquest of Lisbon by D. Afonso Henriques, the castle surrendered voluntarily to Christian forces.Afonso Henriques entrusted the castle’s to the inhabitants, granting them privileges in the foral as a mechanism for guaranteeing the region’s security and development.
This is a private tour, all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs, just let us know and we do it.
Pass By: Park and National Palace of Pena, Estrada da Pena, Sintra 2710-609 Portugal
Built on top of Sintra mountain, reusing an abandoned 16th century monastery, the Pena Palace reveals the love of King Ferdinand II to his wife and to the portuguese historic and cultural heritage.
A colorful masterpiece that joins a unique architecture with breathtaking landscapes inside an immense and luxurious garden.
Built in the mid 19th. century it’s the crown jewel of the romantic architecture in Portugal.
This is a private tour, all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs, just let us know and we do it.
