Discover Sintra - Full-Day Tour

General information

Destination
Lisbon, Portugal

Program details

This little heaven on earth is located just outside Lisbon. The renowned British poet Lord Byron, a romantic of romantics, once famously compared it to the Garden of Eden. And indeed, its natural splendour and exuberance do seem to have some other-worldly quality to them. The moment you arrive you will easily realize why people like Hans Christian Andersen and Gloria Swanson were thrilled by the magic and mystique that emanate from the palaces, villas and estates of this charming village.



We start the tour in Sintra, whose cultural landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where you’ll have free time to explore the village centre before heading to Quinta da Regaleira, a 4 hectares estate with a palace, lush gardens, lakes, grottoes and enigmatic constructions, places that hide mysterious meanings. A true treat for the senses, this little wonder is filled with the secrets of many ancient orders, such as the Masons or the Templar Knights.



The Sintra National Palace is the single best-preserved medieval palace in the country. On the other hand, with its characteristic Manueline and Moorish styles, the Pena National Palace and its profusion of exotic and eclectic styles are bound to make you fall in love with this masterpiece of architectural Romanticism. Here you will have some free time to visit Pena Palace with ticket to Pena Park included (not the Pena Palace).



You will also be able to explore Roca Cape, the westernmost point of continental Europe; the fabulous Guincho beach, with its heavenly expanses of sand; before getting to Cascais, a former fisherman town, today an elite and chic hotspot, after being a refuge during World War II for numerous royal families in Europe where you’ll have free time to stroll around. Discover why this coastline has been dubbed the ‘Portuguese Riviera'.