Sintra, an enchanting outlier in the Portuguese landscape, is a wild land of extravagant palaces of all kinds and lush botanical gardens. A place apart, out of time, that you must visit if you are ...

Levels of concentration are high right now – three-year-old Raffy is carefully snipping at a bunch of rocket, while Poppy, ...

The star of the show is the colorful Park and National Palace of Pena, which was built to be a romantic getaway for Queen Maria II and her consort. There's also the Sintra National Palace ...

The fairy-tale town of Sintra, with its majestic palaces ... to savour in the gardens of the Palace of Monserrate (Fabricadanata.pt). Here, maze-like paths, waterfalls, streams and an enchanting ...

Take in sweeping views of the coastline, admire a 19th century summer palace and much more on this comprehensive tour featuring the best of Sintra. Want to maximize your sightseeing with limited time?

It did help that my accommodation was a in a hilltop palace. The Valverde Sintra Palácio de Seteais was built in the 18th century in grand neoclassical style and is leased by the Portuguese ...