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  • Ceiling of Swan Hall
      Ceiling of Swan Hall
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  •   Palácio Nacional de Sintra - National Palace of Sintra
    by LoriPori
  • Ceiling of the Magpie Room
      Ceiling of the Magpie Room
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  • historic town center, Sintra

    1. historic town center

    Green - that's the word that better describes Sintra. The steep hills topped with castles and palaces are all covered by a marvelous carpet of gardens and woods, filling the spaces among the classical...   more
  • Palácio Nacional de Sintra - National Palace of Sintra, Sintra

    2. Palácio Nacional de Sintra - National Palace of Sintra

    Built by King Manuel BLAZONS HALL or Sala dos Brasos, has magnificent wooden coffered domed ceilings. This room was by far the most splendid and one of my favourites. Tiles were specially made for the...   more
  • Palácio da Pena - Pena Palace, Sintra

    3. Palácio da Pena - Pena Palace

    Yes, arrive as early as possible, even 15-20 minutes BEFORE they open the gates. You get in first and can find empty spaces without tourists.... You can also find PARKING...which if you arrive later...   more
  • Castelo dos Mouros - Moorish Castle, Sintra

    4. Castelo dos Mouros - Moorish Castle

    The "jungle" that has grown up around and even INSIDE Castelo dos Mouros, can at times be amazing, take these photos for instance. We are standing below, beside, on or even inside walls of stone,...   more
  • tourist info centers, Sintra

    5. tourist info centers

    When I arrived in Sintra, I took the bus uphill from the train station and it stopped at the Tourist Information Office, just along from the Sintra National Palace. It's a great place to get...   more
  • Capuchos Convent, Sintra

    6. Capuchos Convent

    Half way up to the Moorish castles in Sintra,there is a turning on the right which is sign posted to Capuchos Convent. Go along this long,leafy and very twisty road and you will come to this...   more
  • Don't miss the queijadas!, Sintra

    7. Don't miss the queijadas!

    The queijadas are one of the two typical pastries of that village (the other is travesseiros). They are made of a thin pastry case filled with a mixture of...   more
  • Around town in Sintra, Sintra

    8. Around town in Sintra

    We were lucky enough to have Antonio with us, he was the perfect guide, very knowledgeable about EVERYTHING...These first 4 photos just show some of the views...   more
  • A BIT ABOUT SINTRA, Sintra

    9. A BIT ABOUT SINTRA

    Saturday, May 30, 2009Truly a magical place SINTRA is surrounded by lush green forests and blessed with turreted palaces and old castles.Due to its excellent...   more
  • General Info, Sintra

    10. General Info

    * Tourism OfficePraça da República, 23* Internet:- www.cm-sintra.pt (City Hall)- www.visitlisboa.com (look for Región de Lisboa-Sintra)-...   more
  • Sintra is Located HERE, Sintra

    11. Sintra is Located HERE

    Only about 30 kilometres west of Lisbon, and very close to the western Atlantic coast, Sintra makes for a very enjoyable day-trip from Lisbon! You can either do...   more
  • Sintra and it's designations, Sintra

    12. Sintra and it's designations

    Sintra, anciently for some known as "sacred hill" (monte sagrado), "hill of the moon" (monte da lua). Described "as the village immersed on the mist that won't...   more
  • Windmill, Sintra

    13. Windmill

    It could be a nightlife tip, but's a bit more than that. In Azoia, near Sintra, there's the bar called "Moinho D.Quixote" i really like. You can go there for a...   more
  • lots to see, do and eat!!, Sintra

    14. lots to see, do and eat!!

    walk or hire a car/taxi and go to the Pena National Palace.(you can,when the weather is good, get a horse drawn carriage up there,but it's tough on the...   more
  • Green, damp and beautiful, Sintra

    15. Green, damp and beautiful

    The beauty of traveling in the off-season is that sometimes you have the streets all to yourself. That kind of isolation often allows me to observe things more...   more
  • Local Crafts, Sintra

    16. Local Crafts

    Around the main square you may see a lady selling colour yarn dolls in their native costumes. While shopkeepers let you think prices are set, it doesn’t hurt to...   more

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Freshness near Lisbon

 Immortalized by Byron as the romantic Portugal, Sintra is an island of green freshness close to Lisbon. castle, palaces, beaches, and the rural tradition of feeding Lisboa make this place a varied and... 

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 Did we ever start our trip to Portugal off on the right foot! The morning of our first full day in the country broke sunny and warm so we took heed of all the tips that we had received from other VT... 

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Keeweechic's Sintra

 A Municipality and a town, Sintra is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site and as such, has become a huge tourist attraction in the regional district of Lisbon. Lying on the slopes of the Serra De...... 

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Sintra, Portugal

 My visit to Sintra was made more memorable by unpredictable weather. When we first arrived, the clouds were thick and moving fast in the sky. As we visited various sights, we walked through mist and... 

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