Sintra Trip Overview
+ Feel comfortable knowing Sintra with the company and sensibility of the Historian Miguel Boim, writer and Historian, author of “Sintra Legendary” (on its 2nd edition) – lectures and speeches on Sintra’s history to more than 12K people (as to 2018 data)
+ Enjoy all monuments and a traditional lunch without worries with tickets or bills
+ Visit Sintra’s monuments and learn why they are and why they were built
+ Experience entirely different views of the mountains and the Atlantic Ocean
+ Discover portuguese hospitality, feeling cared for all day
+ You may feel like you have related to Sintra’s History and Heritage.
Additional Info
* Duration: 9 hours
* Starts: Sintra, Portugal
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Sintra, Lisboa, Portugal
+ Feel comfortable knowing Sintra with the company and sensibility of the Historian Miguel Boim, writer and Historian, author of “Sintra Legendary” (on its 2nd edition) – lectures and speeches on Sintra’s history to more than 12K people (as to 2018 data)
+ Enjoy all monuments and a traditional lunch without worries with tickets or bills
+ Visit Sintra’s monuments and learn why they are and why they were built
+ Experience entirely different views of the mountains and the Atlantic Ocean
+ Discover portuguese hospitality, feeling cared for all day
+ You may feel like you have related to Sintra’s History and Heritage.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Sintra Railway Station, Av. Dr. Miguel Bombarda, Sintra 2710-590 Portugal
With this tour two main things are intended: that you can absorb true History (and the curious tales from it) through the eyes and words of Sintra’s foremost independent History researcher, as well as take back with you the memory of lovely images and sensations.
You will be picked up at Sintra’s train station, around 9 a.m. This tour includes tickets to Sintra’s monuments, accompanied every step of the way by an Historian, as well as lunch in a traditional place, where you can truly taste Portugal’s gastronomy. So you do not need to worry about anything at all.
Stop At: Quinta da Regaleira, Rua Barbosa do Bocage, Sintra 2710-567 Portugal
That’s our first stop. At Quinta da Regaleira you’ll witness the masonic imaginary that has been so long captivated people – additionally, you’ll hear the facts that show you more than any touristic approach. Miguel Boim, the Historian accompanying you, will take you through the most interesting places in the gardens, such as the famous initiation well.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Pass By: Palacio de Monserrate, R. Visc. de Monserrate, Sintra 2710-591 Portugal
From the exterior – visits to the interior will take place if Capuchos Convent is discarded – you will be informed of its origins and how Lord Byron saw its misery (also due to the Peninsular War).
Stop At: Estrada Cabo da Roca, Colares 2705-001 Portugal
Yes, you will also be taken to the westernmost point of Europe. At Cabo da Roca you will see the Atlantic Ocean and learn how the pirates and corsairs avoided the shore’s proximity (and why). And more: for those who lived in the East Indies and the New World, the sight of Cape of Rock could bring an enormous relief after months of agony.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Casa da Adraga Rua da Praia da Adraga, Almocageme 2705-060 Portugal
You’ll be able to see Adraga beach and have lunch near Almoçageme. Your lunch is included in the tour and its main purpose is to taste Portugal’s traditional gastronomy (instead of fast and tourist food).
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Convento dos Capuchos, Rua de Sao Pedro Parques de Sintra, Colares 2705-157 Portugal
Convent “, since what you will see has profited from, and preserved, most of the nature of the original site. In this place, where bedrooms look like small dungeons or graves, Miguel Boim will tell you about some of the habits the friars observed, as well as some of the religious phenomena recorded in religious chronicles written over three centuries ago.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Chalet da Condessa D’Edla, Estrada da Pena, Sintra 2710-609 Portugal
At Chalet da Condessa we’ll be entering Pena Park. Through the Chalet (you will visit its interior) Pena Park will begin to expand in both the past and your imagination, since having the Chalet serves as easy one understands how Pena Park arose, as well as the green landscape of all of the Sintra Mountains.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Park and National Palace of Pena, Estrada da Pena, Sintra 2710-609 Portugal
Upon leaving the Chalet of the Condessa we will cross Pena Park, where your Historian will point you to a few of its most interesting angles. This will help you better understand all the romantic imaginary on which Pena was built upon in the 19th century.
By the end of the Park we will reach Pena Palace (19th century), and you’ll visit its interior and get to know what existed there before (from the 16th century), and before that (from the 8th century, according to folk tradition).
After visiting the palace we will begin our way back to the train station, hoping this day in Sintra has left an impression in your heart.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Sintra Railway Station, Av. Dr. Miguel Bombarda, Sintra 2710-590 Portugal
That’s our place of delivery. Although you can not take Sintra and the memories of the day with you in your heart.
Duration: 10 minutes
