Sintra Trip Overview
The spine, heart and soul of this experience is Sintra’s romantic and mysterious aura. We’ll embark upon a quest whereby we get you to experience this magical, enchanted, place. From spot to spot we’ll show you the hidden gems and if you feel like it, we’ll explore it at your own pace.
It’s virtually impossible to show you all the magical places in Sintra in just one day. For this reason, once your reservation is complete, you’ll be able to coordinate with us what’s the best route taking in consideration your preferences and expectations. We have a couple of ‘must do’ things in Sintra just like exploring the historical centre of Sintra and the small cobblestone streets, visit Quinta da Regaleira, an exquisite, romantic, and surprising (I mean really surprising!) monument and also Park and National Palace of Pena. From here we will take the route we’ve previously planned for you: are you into a more cultural experience or a cultural but nature and sightseeing oriented? It’s up to you!
Additional Info
* Duration: 7 to 8 hours
* Starts: Sintra, Portugal
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Sintra, Lisboa, Portugal
The spine, heart and soul of this experience is Sintra’s romantic and mysterious aura. We’ll embark upon a quest whereby we get you to experience this magical, enchanted, place. From spot to spot we’ll show you the hidden gems and if you feel like it, we’ll explore it at your own pace.
It’s virtually impossible to show you all the magical places in Sintra in just one day. For this reason, once your reservation is complete, you’ll be able to coordinate with us what’s the best route taking in consideration your preferences and expectations. We have a couple of ‘must do’ things in Sintra just like exploring the historical centre of Sintra and the small cobblestone streets, visit Quinta da Regaleira, an exquisite, romantic, and surprising (I mean really surprising!) monument and also Park and National Palace of Pena. From here we will take the route we’ve previously planned for you: are you into a more cultural experience or a cultural but nature and sightseeing oriented? It’s up to you!
Itinerary
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Stop At: Park and National Palace of Pena, Estrada da Pena, Sintra 2710-609 Portugal
Located in the Sintra hills, the Park and Palace of Pena are the fruit of King Ferdinand II’s creative genius and the greatest expression of 19th-century romanticism in Portugal. It denotes clear influences from the Manueline and Moorish styles of architecture.
The palace was built in such a way as to be visible from any point in the park, which consists of a forest and luxuriant gardens with over five hundred different species of trees originating from all over the World.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Castelo dos Mouros, Estrada da Pena Parque de Monserrate, Sintra 2710-609 Portugal
Sat upon one of the peaks overlooking the Sintra Hills, the Moorish Castle has around 1000 Years! It’s a fortification built in around the 10th century following the conquest of the Iberian Peninsula by the Moors. It’s composed by two rings of walls, that run irregularly around both the granite boulders that dot these hills, and along the peaks of sharp and steep cliff faces.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Centro Historico de Sintra, Sintra 2710-616 Portugal
Here you can explore the historical centre of Sintra and the small cobblestone streets where you can find (and hopefully taste) the famous Sintra’s pastries. There’s also shops for you to spend your gold!
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Quinta da Regaleira, Rua Barbosa do Bocage, Sintra 2710-567 Portugal
The Quinta da Regaleira, a perfect magical place, is one of the most surprising of all Sintra’s monuments. Located on the outskirts of the town, it was built between 1904 and 1910, during the last days of the Portuguese monarchy.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Palacio de Monserrate, R. Visc. de Monserrate, Sintra 2710-591 Portugal
Only a few kilometres from Sintra’s historic centre are the charismatic Palace and Park of Monserrate, where the exotic vegetal motifs of the building’s interior decoration extend harmoniously to the gardens outside.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Boca do Inferno, Northern section of Cascais, Cascais 2750-642 Portugal
The Boca do Inferno is a unique cliff formation close to the town of Cascais. Here you can see the Atlantic waves continually crashing, and during violent winter storms water explodes upwards similar to an erupting volcano – hence the overdramatic name of Boca do Inferno (Hell’s Mouth).
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Cascais Marina, Avenida Rei Humberto II de Italia Casa de S. Bernardo, Cascais 2750-800 Portugal
This is the place to park the car and walk to the historic centre. Just before walking, and if you wish, you can visit our 44 feet, 4 cabin sailing yacht. You can sit inside, have a cup of tea and imagine yourself on the helm of this big glamorous vessel.
Remember that you can also book a sailing tour with us!
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Centro Historico de Cascais, Cascais Portugal
Cascais is a cozy, charming and vibrant Portuguese fishing town, situated on a beautiful coastline, famous for its landscapes and during the summer season it is a vibrant resort, with a buzzing holiday aura.
Cascais presents, nowadays, a sophisticated blend of 19th-century architecture with traditional Portuguese glamour and it became a preferred vacation site for the Portuguese high society. But Cascais wasn’t as trendy as it is now until King Luís I decided to make Cascais into his Royal summer retreat. As a result, many noble families built impressive mansions in an eclectic style many of which are still to be seen in the town center and the surroundings area, turning, the once quiet fishing village, into a cosmopolitan address.
Duration: 45 minutes
