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Sintra

Sintra, Portugal — palaces, castles, the Moorish ridge, Cabo da Roca and the coast, and how to see them without losing the day to queues and buses.

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Pena Palace in Sintra, its yellow rotunda, lilac tiled wing and red clock tower rising above the treeline
Sintra · Sep 2026

Sintra, Portugal: The Complete Visitor’s Guide

Sintra is 25 km from Lisbon and it is the day most people get wrong. Every monument, every 2026 price, how the tickets and buses actually work, four itineraries that hold up — and why staying the night changes the place.

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