Sintra Experience

A Romantic and Magical Town on the Serra

Advantages: A Town and Mountain area of sheer beauty
Disadvantages: Steep Climb to the Palacio da Pena

Sintra - what a magical place this town is. The fiirst time I visited Sintra was twenty one years ago when my son was 9 months old. We were staying in Lisbon at the time and decided to take a day trip to Sintra. I was so enchanted with the town; it's lush scenery and quirky castles. It's natural beauty captivates you immediately. I went back to visit a year ago with my parents and this time stayed for two days. The whole area hadn't changed too much ...
...town. Why is Sintra so magical?. Apart from the wonderful palaces and mansions it has its own microclimate and when the sun is shining all over Portugal, a bank of cloud will probably shroud this small mountain region by the coast transforming it into a ghostly but charming land. In high summer the Serra da Sintra is considerably cooler than Lisbon and over the centuries it has become popular with wealthy city dwellers. Two royal palaces and countless ...

Praski 01.09.2009 · Read full review
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