Sintra
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Once a hotspot destination for Portuguese royalty, Sintra is widely acclaimed as one of Portugal's most beautiful destinations, full of plush greenery, gorgeous mountains, as well as amazing neo-Gothic structures that radiate in the sun's glow by day and illuminate with beautiful bright colors by night.
Once in Sintra, there are a few places to go in order to get your cultural fill including the Museum of Modern Art and the exotic villa, the Palacio de Monserrate. But sites such as the Quinta da Regaleira and its Palace encapsulate the best architecture of the Gothic era, full of beautiful gargoyles, towers, and stone facades that will blow you away.
Also be sure to make your way up to the 10th-century Castle of the Moors, where you can walk along the castle walls while you take in the great scenery and castle's impressive history.
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First I have to gripe about other Viator reviewers: Please write more than just "it was excellent" as this tells me nothing about the tour. Please please please write details of what made it good and bad. Awesome day trip to Sintra. You ride up to the top of the mountain by bus and tour the palace which used to be a
monastary which u see in the architecture. Awesome views from different towers you climb. Then you go into town for some
free time where you can shop, taste some cafes, see the Old Palace, and have lunch inside a hotel. The lunch was fabulous
with breath taking views. Another stop was in a town that had a port and small beach, very scenic. The drive en route and
back had lots of beautiful mountainous and beach scenery. Another stop was at sort of the western most part of Portugal,
there was some sort of statue, awesome views cuz ur on top of cliffs and recommend buying the certificate they sell in
gift shop with envelope maybe 10euro. Guide spoke Portugese, Spanish and English, I tipped her.
First I have to gripe about other Viator reviewers: Please write more than just "it was excellent" as this tells me nothing about the tour. Please please please write details of what made it good and bad. Awesome day trip to Sintra. You ride up to the top of the mountain by bus and tour the palace which used to be a
monastary which u see in the architecture. Awesome views from different towers you climb. Then you go into town for some
free time where you can shop, taste some cafes, see the Old Palace, and have lunch inside a hotel. The lunch was fabulous
with breath taking views. Another stop was in a town that had a port and small beach, very scenic. The drive en route and
back had lots of beautiful mountainous and beach scenery. Another stop was at sort of the western most part of Portugal,
there was some sort of statue, awesome views cuz ur on top of cliffs and recommend buying the certificate they sell in
gift shop with envelope maybe 10euro. Guide spoke Portugese, Spanish and English, I tipped her.
This was a great tour for three reasons: 1) small group consisting of at least 8 people (including the tour guide who happens to be the driver also; 2) the price is a bargain. I very much enjoyed Sintra, Caiscais and Nazare -- beautiful places; 3) this was an awesome tour with knowledgeable tour guides.
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There are a number of great ways to get around Sintra that are fairly cost-effective including a bus service that goes from Sintra station to most of the municipalities' major attractions. If you're looking for a more entertaining way of getting around you can also take one of the docked horse carriages, who will charge you a bit more for the ride, but is quite relaxing.
