It was still July when me and a great friend, planned sightseeing in Sintra during my vacation week. Sintra is a Portuguese village, which refuses to be elevated to town in the district of Lisbon, whose name in its most medieval form (Suntra) means "bright star" or "sun".
Well said and done. On August 26th we were in Costa da Caparica, and decided to get up early (at 9am, which for her, believe me, it's too early !!), make lunch (sandwiches, biscuits, fruit and jello, how wonderful) and head towards Sintra.
When we arrived (with some help from the GPS), we went into the tourist office. And you may even question why ... Pretty simple ... Sintra has lots to see and visit, so if you can buy a whole ticket, ie, a ticket that allows you to visit different monuments, is a lot cheaper.
As it was impossible to visit all in one day, we chose only three places: the Pena Palace, Monserrate Palace and the Quinta da Regaleira (I'll tell you about each on later posts). The three monuments are all different, so I can't say which one is the best. Each has its charms, and it's worth visiting them all. But one thing I say ... prepare to WALK ... A LOT !!
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| In order: Pena Palace, Monserrate Palace and Quinta da Regaleira |
PS: Check it here for whole tickets and more info about the monuments;
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