Be picked up from your accommodation in Lisbon, Almada, Costa de Caparica or Cascais and hop aboard a climate-controlled car to begin your private guided tour.
Relax on the scenic drive to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed town of Sintra. Appreciate the exterior architecture of the National Palace of Sintra. Walk around with Guide and get the opportunity to know about the historical Town centre. Guide knows all those spots to take good pictures. Walk through the town centre to discover first castle called Quinta da Regaleira, it is a quinta located near the historic centre of Sintra, Portugal. It is classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO within the “Cultural Landscape of Sintra”. Along with the other palaces in the area such as the Quinta do Relógio, Pena, Monserrate and Seteais palaces, it is considered one of the principal tourist attractions of Sintra. Admire the Gothic carvings , Neo-Manueline, on the outside of the Quinta da Regaleira castle. The property consists of a Romantic palace and chapel, and a luxurious park that features lakes, grottoes, wells, benches, fountains, and a vast array of exquisite constructions. The palace is also known as “The Palace of Monteiro the Millionaire”, which is based on the nickname of its best known former owner, António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro. The palace was designed by the Italian architect Luigi Manini.
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Pass by some of the most renowned pastry shops in the city, whose most iconic products is the delicious tart-like queijadas de Sintra.
And then you will go to visit,
The Pena Palace (Portuguese: Palácio da Pena) is a Romanticist castle in São Pedro de Penaferrim, in the municipality of Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera. The castle stands on the top of a hill in the Sintra Mountains above the town of Sintra, and on a clear day it can be easily seen from Lisbon and much of its metropolitan area. It is a national monument and constitutes one of the major expressions of 19th-century Romanticism in the world. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal. It is also used for state occasions by the President of the Portuguese Republic and other government officials.
After admiring the exterior architecture of the palace, the next stop is at another unique monument, the Castelo dos Mouros. A large stone arch presides over the main entrance to the Moorish castle bearing an inscription that hints at Sintra's past.
End your private tour of Sintra with a view of place announcing Cabo da Roca as the westernmost point of continental Europe. Cabo de roca hás breathtaking views , mountains, we say end of Europe . Or fishing village Cascais and hell's mouth called Boca de Inferno.
Return to your accommodation in Lisbon at the end of your tour with a deeper understanding of makes Sintra so charming.
Please Note: Guide will explain the History in English also Information Booklet available in German, French, Italian & Spanish languages.