Lisbon Trip Overview
In a quiet environment a few minutes from the capital, we have for you a great selection of the best villages near Sintra to visit.
The fact that these villages continue to have unusual life habits, they recreate the way of life of our ancestors, preserved through smells, colors and traces, on the traditional architecture of the Saloia Region. Visit the charming Azenhas do Mar, a village that has become one of the most famous Portuguese tourist postcards. Discover the village of Penedo, perched high on a hillside still conserves some houses of old trait. It allows its visitors to walk along its steep and winding streets and alleys. It is a treasure of the traditional architecture of the saloia region. Visit secret villages where the feeling is to be in an open-air museum, where the way of life of our ancestors is preserved through smells, colors and traditions. Walk through time at the Typical Village of José Franco, and get to know a local men´s dream.
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* Duration: 7 to 8 hours
* Starts: Lisbon, Portugal
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
In a quiet environment a few minutes from the capital, we have for you a great selection of the best villages near Sintra to visit.
The fact that these villages continue to have unusual life habits, they recreate the way of life of our ancestors, preserved through smells, colors and traces, on the traditional architecture of the Saloia Region. Visit the charming Azenhas do Mar, a village that has become one of the most famous Portuguese tourist postcards. Discover the village of Penedo, perched high on a hillside still conserves some houses of old trait. It allows its visitors to walk along its steep and winding streets and alleys. It is a treasure of the traditional architecture of the saloia region. Visit secret villages where the feeling is to be in an open-air museum, where the way of life of our ancestors is preserved through smells, colors and traditions. Walk through time at the Typical Village of José Franco, and get to know a local men´s dream.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Aldeia Tipica Jose Franco, Estrada Nacional 116, Mafra 2640-578 Portugal
José Franco Village-Museum, Typical Village of José Franco, Typical Village of Cork Oak or simply Village Saloia.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Aldeia Da Mata Pequena, Mata Pequena, Mafra 2640-401 Portugal
A dozen houses make up this small rural village, made of whitewashed walls and stone paved floors. Aldeia da Mata Pequena is a paradise that invites to rest and contact with nature at the gates of Lisbon.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Azenhas do Mar, Azenhas do Mar, Sintra Municipality, Lisbon District, Central Portugal
A masterpiece of popular architecture, this village extends on terraces from above. The picturesque setting of the houses frames a small bay where an ocean pool was built.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Centro Historico de Sintra, Sintra 2710-616 Portugal
One of the most famous villages in Portugal
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Colares, Colares, Sintra Municipality, Lisbon District, Central Portugal
The Village of the Penedo still conserves some houses of old trait, that give him an image of typical village. Perched high on a hillside, it allows visitors to walk along its steep and winding streets and alleys, with obligatory passage through the fountain, situated right in the center of the village, just like the secular chapels.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Casa da Adraga Rua da Praia da Adraga, Almocageme 2705-060 Portugal
One secret place…the ocean…the sand…and the caves…
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Estrada Cabo da Roca, Colares 2705-001 Portugal
The Western most point of Europe
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Guincho Beach, Parque Natural Sintra-Cascais, Cascais Portugal
Guincho beach Sand Dunes…
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Boca do Inferno, Northern section of Cascais, Cascais 2750-642 Portugal
Rocks Form created by the waves
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Centro Historico de Cascais, Cascais Portugal
One of the most famous historical fisherman villages in Portugal
Duration: 30 minutes
