Sintra Half Day Tour

Itinerary
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Stop At: Centro Historico de Sintra, Sintra 2710-616 Portugal

A magical place to meet!

Duration: 30 minutes

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

The Pena National Palace, popularly referred to only as Pena Palace or Pena Castle, is located in the village of Sintra, parish of São Pedro de Penaferrim, municipality of Sintra, in the Lisbon district of Portugal. It represents one of the main expressions of 19th century architectural Romanticism in the world, constituting the first palace of this style in Europe, built about 30 years before the Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria.

On July 7, 2007 was elected as one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal.

The palace is open for sightseeing, in 2013 had 755 735 visitors which makes it the most visited monumental palace in the country that year.

The Pena Palace was classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

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

Sintra Castle, popularly known as the Moorish Castle, is located in the village of Sintra, parish of São Pedro de Penaferrim, municipality of Sintra, in the Lisbon district of Portugal.

Raised on a rocky massif, isolated on one of the summits of the Sintra mountain range, in Extremadura, from the top of its walls, a privileged view of all its rural surroundings extends to the Atlantic Ocean.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Palacio Nacional de Sintra, Largo Rainha Dona Amelia, Sintra 2710-616 Portugal

O Palácio Nacional de Sintra, também conhecido como Palácio da Vila, localiza-se na freguesia de São Martinho, na vila de Sintra, Distrito de Lisboa, em Portugal.

Foi um dos Palácios Reais e hoje é propriedade do Estado Português, que o utiliza para fins turísticos e culturais. De implantação urbana, a sua construção iniciou-se no século XV, embora tenha sido aproveitada uma antiga construção da época muçulmana.

Apresenta características de arquitetura medieval, gótica, manuelina, renascentista e romântica. É considerado um exemplo de arquitetura orgânica, de conjunto de corpos aparentemente separados, mas que fazem parte de um todo articulado entre si, através de pátios, escadas, corredores e galerias.

O Palácio foi utilizado pela Família Real Portuguesa praticamente até ao final da Monarquia, em 1910. Foi aqui que D. Manuel recebeu a notícia da descoberta do Brasil, foi aqui que nasceu e morreu D. Afonso V, foi aqui que foi encarcerado D. Afonso VI, foi aqui que D. João II foi tornado rei.

Em 2008 foi o palácio mais visitado de Portugal com 408 712 visitantes.

Duration: 1 hour

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

Palacio da Regaleira is the main building and the most common name of the Quinta da Regaleira palace. It is also called Monteiro dos Mmillas Palace, a name associated with the nickname of its first owner was Antonio Augusto who was distinguished by King Dom Carlos I on August 16, 1904 as Baron de Almeida.

The palace is located on the hillside and a short distance from the historic center of Sintra and has been classified as a Public Interest since 2002. It is also an integral part of Sintra's cultural landscape, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.

António Augusto, by the trait of Italian architect Luigi Manini, gives the 4-hectare farmhouse the palace, surrounded by lush gardens, lakes, caves and enigmatic constructions, places that conceal alchemical meanings, such as those evoked by Freemasonry, Templars and Rosicrucianism. cross. It models the space in mixed strokes that evoke the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Manueline architecture.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes