Sintra Trip Overview
Take a private Tour see the highlights of Lisbon, Sintra and Cascais. You’ll be driven to main attractions and gain insight from your personal guide’s commentary on what you see. Explore the UNESCO-listed Old Town of Sintra, before you visit the bay of Cascais and, in Lisbon, the Rossio Square, Pombaline Downtown, and Belém district.
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* Duration: 7 hours
* Starts: Sintra, Portugal
* Trip Category: Shore Excursions >> Ports of Call Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Sintra, Central Portugal, Portugal
Take a private Tour see the highlights of Lisbon, Sintra and Cascais. You’ll be driven to main attractions and gain insight from your personal guide’s commentary on what you see. Explore the UNESCO-listed Old Town of Sintra, before you visit the bay of Cascais and, in Lisbon, the Rossio Square, Pombaline Downtown, and Belém district.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Lisbon Cruise Port – Jardim do Tabaco Quay, Doca Jardim do Tabaco Terminal de Cruzeiros de Lisboa, Av. Infante Dom Henrique, 1100-651 Lisboa, Portugal
Pick up (free waiting time)
Duration: 1 minute
Pass By: Se de Lisboa, Largo da Se, Lisbon 1100-585 Portugal
You’ll pass the 12th-century Lisbon Cathedral for a historical introduction to the medieval district of Alfama, where Olisipo (Lisbon) was founded by the Romans.
Stop At: Miradouro da Senhora do Monte, Largo do Monte, Lisbon 1170-253 Portugal
Stop at the best viewpoint of Lisbon and enjoy spectacular hilltop vistas of the entire city, from the medieval district of Alfama to the Baixa (downtown), the Tagus river and the New Avenues.
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Cidade Baixa, Lisbon Portugal
You will capture the essence of Lisbon through a panoramic tour of the downtown (baixa) entirely rebuilt after the Great Lisbon Earthquake and tsunami of 1755.
Stop At: Centro Historico de Sintra, Sintra 2710-616 Portugal
You will have free time to explore the UNESCO-listed historical center of Sintra, a charming old town with forested hillsides, gardens, and imposing castles.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Centro Historico de Cascais, Cascais Portugal
You will visit the bay of Cascais, a formerly quaint fishing town that became a colorful cosmopolitan town with elegant pedestrian streets, restaurants and bars. Choose to try our local seafood (own expense) or just stroll the bay.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Torre de Belem, Avenida Brasilia – Belem, Lisbon 1400-038 Portugal
At Belém district, emblematic of Portugal’s Age of Discoveries, admire the unique World Heritage–listed Belém Tower (Torre de Belém).
Stop At: Padrao dos Descobrimentos Avenida Brasilia Belem, Lisbon 1400-038 Portugal
While at the Belém district, admire the imposing architecture of the Monument to the Discoveries, with Prince Henry the Navigator at the prow of a limestone ship.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Pastéis de Belém, R. de Belém 84 92, 1300-085 Lisboa, Portugal
Free time to enjoy the worldwide known Pastry of Belém (opcional – pastry is at your own expense). Open since 1837, the recipe is passed on exclusively to the master confectioners who hand-crafted the pastries in the ‘secret room’.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Praca do Imperio Belém, Lisbon 1400-206 Portugal
You will visit with your guide the church of the Jeronimos Monastery, classified by UNESCO as world-heritage, where the tomb of Vasco da Gama is. Admire a unique portuguese late gothic style, called manueline, full of navigation and exotic elements.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Lisbon Cruise Port – Jardim do Tabaco Quay, Doca Jardim do Tabaco Terminal de Cruzeiros de Lisboa, Av. Infante Dom Henrique, 1100-651 Lisboa, Portugal
Drop off
Duration: 1 minute
