Discover the history and architecture of Sintra with a full-day, small-group tour. Visit two palaces, including Palácio da Pena and Quinta da Regaleira, and learn about the stories behind these landmarks during a guided tour. Complete the experience with a visit to the seaside of Azenhas do Mar beach, Grecia Portuguesa. Time to stroll around the famous fishing village Cascais.
The National Palace of Sintra, also known as the Town Palace, is located in the parish of Sintra, in the town of Sintra, Lisbon District, in Portugal. It was one of the Royal Palaces and is now owned by the Portuguese State, which uses it for tourism and cultural purposes.
The Palácio da Regaleira is the main building and the most common name of Quinta da Regaleira, also called Palácio do Monteiro dos Míveis, due to the nickname of the owner António Augusto de Carvalho Monteiro who, having been distinguished by King Dom Carlos I on August 16, 1904 as baron of Almeida, he was the one who commissioned the construction of the palace in its current configuration
Azenhas do Mar is a village on the coast of the municipality of Sintra, parish of Colares. The place developed along the Cameijo river, which runs into the Atlantic and breaks the cliffs of the coast, and on which there were watermills, has at its base a beach where there is an oceanic pool.
You will make your own way to the meeting points