Sintra Romance and Mystery

Sintra Romance and Mystery

The refinement of the Sintra Mountains in a cultural and challenging experience, where you can visit the most iconic monuments of this village. Accompanied by an experienced driver, enjoy a unique day on your stay in Portugal to explore Sintra with all the privacy and comfort it deserves.

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Itinerary
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Stop At: Park and National Palace of Pena, Estrada da Pena, Sintra 2710-609 Portugal

The fantastic Pena Palace is one of the best examples of 19th-century Romantic revivalism in Portugal.

Situated at the top of the Pena Hill, the palace was built on the site of an old monastery belonging to the Order of St. Jerome. It was the fruit of the imagination of Dom Fernando of Saxe Coburg-Gotha, who married the queen Dona Maria II in 1836. After falling in love with Sintra, he decided to buy the convent and the surrounding land to build a summer palace for the royal family.

The king consort adopted Portuguese architectural and decorative forms for the palace, which he built according to the revivalist taste (neo-Gothic, neo-Manueline, neo-Islamic, neo-Renaissance), and, in the surrounding area, he decided to make a magnificent woodland park in the english style, with a wide variety of exotic tree species.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Quinta da Regaleira, Rua Barbosa do Bocage, Sintra 2710-567 Portugal

Very close to the historic center of Sintra is Quinta Regaleira, one of the town's most enigmatic sights.

The palace of Quinta da Regaleira was built in the early 20th century by the millionaire Antonio Augusto Carvalho Monteiro (1848-1920), who managed to realize one of his dreams here with the help of the scenographic architect Luigi Manini (1848-1936). Surrounded by lush green vegetation, the Regaleira Palace is a fascinating discovery.

The palace was built in a Romantic revivalist style, in an imitation of Gothic, Manueline and Renaissance architectural and decorative forms, mixed with a mythical and esoteric symbolism.

A special mention is reserved for the Chapel of the Holy Trinity, where visitors can descend via a spiral staircase into the crypt to discover the monumental initiation as well as, at the bottom, leads via a grotto to a surprising lake hidden in the middle of the gardens.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Centro Historico de Sintra, Sintra 2710-616 Portugal

A beautiful town at the foot of the mountain range of the same name, its unique features have led UNESCO to classify it as a World heritage site. It was even necessary to create a special category for the purpose - that of “cultural landscape” - taking into account its natural riches as well as the historic buildings in the town and mountains. Endowed with luxuriant vegetation, the mountains are part of the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park.

This stop includes a 20 minute carriage ride through the village.


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Estrada Cabo da Roca, Colares 2705-001 Portugal

Located at latitude 38º 47´north and longitude 9º 30´west, Cabo da Roca is an important coordinate for those sailing along the coast, as it is the most westerly point of mainland Europe, a fact post out by the certificates that visitors take away as a souvenir.

Around 150 meters above the sea, here you can have a panoramic view over the Serra de Sintra and the coast, which makes it worth the visit.

Historical records indicate that there was a fort on Cabo da Roca in the 17th century that played an important part in guarding the entrance to Lisbon's harbor, forming a defensive line along the coast, especially during the Peninsular Wars. Today there are only traces, as well as the lighthouse which is still an important point for navigation.

It lies within the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park and is one of the points of interest on the walking trails that can be followed here along the coast.

Duration: 30 minutes