Private Rainbow Tour to Discovery Sintra - Tickets Included
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Private Rainbow Tour to Discovery Sintra - Tickets Included

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Visit: Sintra Local Market, Largo D. Fernando II Sao Pedro de Sintra, Sintra Portugal

In the 19th century Sintra became the first centre of European Romantic architecture. Ferdinand II turned a ruined monastery into a castle where this new sensitivity was displayed in the use of Gothic, Egyptian, Moorish and Renaissance elements and in the creation of a park blending local and exotic species of trees. Other fine dwellings, built along the same lines in the surrounding serra , created a unique combination of parks and gardens which influenced the development of landscape architecture throughout Europe.

Sintra is simply a must, if you are in the area of Lisbon! The old Moorish city, which was recaptured in 1147 by the Portuguese King Alfons 1, has been the summer residence of the Portuguese kings and the aristocracy for more than 600 years. Today Sintra is a popular tourist spot, surely not least because of its mild humid climate and its picturesque location at the foot of the small coastal mountains Sierra de Sintra that rise sharply above the city. The main attraction, however, are its historical sights.

The landmark of Sintra is the National Palace (Palacio Nacional), with its huge, conic, white twin chimneys, which rise above the large palace kitchen, and are visible from quite a distance. It is one of the most important examples of regal architecture in Portugal and for that reason is classified as a National Monument.

The palace was continuously inhabited as a royal summer residence from the 14th to the 20th c. It is a conglomerate of different architectural styles. Elaborate wood carved ceilings, which arch over the rooms and marvellous wall decoration with ceramic tiles from the 15th/16th centuries, the Azulejos,, bear witness to the Arabic influence. The tiles were manufactured in Seville and it is the oldest and most extensive collection on the Iberian Peninsula. 

Begin your day tour with a pick up at you hotel at 9AM.

Arriving to Sintra visit some of the historic town’s most famous monuments.
• Sintra Village
• Regaleira Estate
• National Palace of Sintra
• Moorish Castel
• Pena Palace

After a day full of sightseeing return back to your hotel at 6PM

Duration: 30 minutes

Visit: Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, Portugal

Sintra is the most popular day trip from Lisbon, just 30km / 19mi from the Portuguese capital. Take the train out to the beautiful village, a Unesco World Heritage Site since 1995.
The village boasts extraordinary palaces, Pena Palace, a Moorish castle, a semitropical garden and scenic views.

Duration: 2 hours

Visit: Park and National Palace of Pena, Estrada da Pena, Sintra 2710-609 Portugal

Sintra hills, the Pena Palace is a national monument and one of the most popular tourist attractions in Portugal. Tickets included

Duration: 2 hours

Visit: Castelo dos Mouros, Estrada da Pena Parque de Monserrate, Sintra 2710-609 Portugal

In 1147, the Moorish forces in southwestern Iberia surrendered a key piece of defensive real estate to the Christian forces led by Afonso Henriques: Castelo dos Mouros, or Castle of the Moors.
Long considered siege-proof and undefeatable, the peaceful conquest of the defensive outpost by Henriques was one of the main turning points in the European’s efforts to remove the ruling North African Moors from the continent, and set Portugal on the road to its own independent history throughout the next near millennia.
Built some 300 years prior, the Castle of the Moors stood on one of the highest points in the area, safeguarding the important trade town of Sintra, and the largely agricultural region around it, from attack. Tickets Inccluded

Duration: 1 hour

Visit: Quinta da Regaleira, Rua Barbosa do Bocage, Sintra 2710-567 Portugal

Quinta da Regaleira is one of the most amazing monuments of the Serra de Sintra. Located at the end of the historical center of the city, it was built between 1898 and 1913.Tickets included

Duration: 1 hour

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Included
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Driver/guide
  • Local guide
  • Professional guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
  • Private tour
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Guaranteed to skip the lines
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  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • This is a Private Tour please inform your Hotel / Port / Apartment Address for Pick-up and Drop Off in Lisbon region / Cascais / Sintra.
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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