Sintra Essential

Sintra

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60 min.

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Sintra is a picturesque little village, located in the centre of Sintra’s hills. The cool climate that you can feel during most of the year, attracted, during ancient times, the Portuguese elite and noblemen, who built many palaces, extravagant residences and incredible gardens. Despite all the grandeur surrounding this place, Sintra’s misty charm also attracted many poets and dreamers. Nowadays, this village still attracts many people, however, they now come to admire the magic and out-of-this-world feeling the place gives out. In this Sintra Essential tour, you’ll have the opportunity to discover all of this and much more.

It’s a relatively small area, but with a lot to see. It has a large number of historical monuments and tourist attractions. There are more than ten national monuments, including grand palaces, old ruins and intricate buildings. All this is spread throughout the region’s hills, that also boast a plethora of challenging footpaths for the more adventurous.

With this guided Sintra Essential tour, you’ll have the opportunity to visit this magnificent village comfortably travelling in an electric tuk tuk. Bring your family and friends and come explore Sintra’s stories and culture while your guide shares all his knowledge about the sights you visit.

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION	Sintra train station (clic here)
STOPS	Sintra’s Historical Centre, Chalet Biester, Viewpoint of the Wooden Doors, Lake of Castelo dos Patos, Castle of the Moors, Pena Palace
LANGUAGE	English, Portuguese, Spanish, French
NOTES	Please note that babies and children occupy one seat.This tour is not allowed for children under 6 years old.
PRICES	100 € (Maximum 6 people)
TIME	60 minutes

INCLUDED

Driver/Guide	Stops to see the Monuments
TUK TUK

NOT INCLUDED

Tickets to see the Monuments, driver tips

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	Sintra’s Historical Centre Sprawled under the shadow of the magnificent Castle of the Moors is the Sintra Historic Center. Riddled with a labyrinth of winding streets, the historic center is the most prominent cultural hub of the town. Home of the well-preserved National Palace of Sintra, the historic center is rightfully your portal to the heritage of the town. Owing to the high footfall of tourists, the center boasts an array of al fresco restaurants and cafes. Your sojourn of Sintra is incomplete without a tour of the Sintra Historic Center.
	Chalet Biester Designed by architect José Luiz Monteiro and built in the last decades of the 19th century, surrounded by an extensive and majestic Botanical Park by the famous landscaper François Nogré, the building constitutes an unparalleled example of Portuguese Romantic architecture, also containing works by established artists. such as Luigi Manini, Leandro de Souza Braga and Paul Baudry.
	Viewpoint of the Wooden Doors
	Lake of Castelo dos Patos In the deep, covered valley to the west of the palace is the Vale dos Lagos, which constitutes an invigorating and refreshing end to the Da Pena Park tour. Originally a stream ran through the valley, but it was later dammed, resulting in 5 lakes. The most notable elements are the two extravagant duck houses, one in the center of the lake (imitating the Moorish castle) and a second that has many similarities with the Pena Palace.
	Castle of the Moors Isolated on its lofty perch, one of the peaks in the Sintra Hills, the Moorish Castle is a fortification founded in the 10th century during the period the Moors occupied the Iberian Peninsula. Its famous walls snake across the hills with their granite blocks interlinking boulders and cliffs. Its parapet walk provides stunningly unique views out over the town, the Palace of Pena and, further in the distance, the greens of these hills contrast with the blues of the Atlantic Ocean.