Sintra Private Tour from Lisbon

Sintra Cascais Private Tour Itinerary

• 1 Visit Sintra Centre

  When visiting Sintra you will discover a magnificent town full of magic and splendor. Visiting Sintra is like entering a romantic kingdom where majestic palaces, a fairytale castle and fascinating mansions emerge amid lush hills and forests.
  On our visit to the historic center of Sintra, we will stop to walk around Sintra and be able to enjoy the famous Sintra sweets that you can find in the exquisite Casa a PIRIQUITA

• 2 Visit Pena Palace

  The fantastic Pena Palace is one of the greatest examples of 19th century romantic revivalism. XIX in Portugal. Located in Monte da Pena, the Palace was built on the site of a former convent of friars of the Order of São Jerónimo. It was the brainchild of D. Fernando de Saxe Coburgo-Gotha, who married Queen D. Maria II in 1836. In love with Sintra, he decided to acquire the convent and the surrounding lands to build the palace of royal family summer.

  • The guide accompanies the visit inside the Palace of Pena
  • Tickets are not included in the Tour Price
• 3 Visit Quinta da Regaleira

  The Quinta da Regaleira is one of the most surprising and unfathomable monuments of the Cultural Landscape of the Sintra Cascais Tour, classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Located on the elegant promenade that connects the Palácio Nacional de Sintra to the Palácio de Seteais, the estate was acquired in 1893 by the philanthropist António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro for his family’s summer home. family.

  • The guide does not accompany the visit inside Quinta da Regaleira
  • Tickets are not included in the Tour Price
• 4 Visit Cabo da Roca

  Cabo da Roca is the westernmost point of the European continent or, as Luís Vaz de Camões wrote, the place “where the land ends and the sea begins” (in Os Lusíadas, Canto VIII ). A stone pattern with a tombstone marks this geographic particularity to everyone who visits this place.
  Cabo da Roca is also called “Focinho da Roca” by people connected to things from the sea, and more poetically as “Promontório da Lua”, It is part of the Natural Park of Sintra Cascais strong>, which encompasses a vast area of natural interest and scenic beauty that goes from the Citadel of Cascais to the mouth of the river Falcão.

• 5 Visit Boca do Inferno

  The incredible and dangerous Boca do Inferno, Cascais.
  The fascinating Boca do Inferno is a unique formation in the rocks at the edge of the ocean and is one of the most famous places to visit in Cascais. It is believed that in the past this place was a cave that over time and the force of the sea ended up giving in and gave rise to the scenario as it is known today.
  Currently, Boca do Inferno is an open-air cavity, with a kind of arch through which sea water enters.
  On days when the sea is rougher, you can hear the sound of water hitting the rocks, a noise so unique that it is analogous to the name of the place

• 6 Visit Cascais

  Cascais is a beautiful seaside resort on the Estoril coast, close to Lisbon.
  It is one of the oldest tourist resorts in Portugal and was once the summer residence of the Portuguese royal family.
  The city has a natural swimming pool, beaches, historic monuments and neighborhoods with such graceful architecture that they conquer and make any visitor feel at home, more precisely, as if they were in their grandmother's house.

• 7 Passage through Estoril

  Return to Lisbon following the entire coast, passing through Estoril, Carcavelos admiring the immense beaches that the coast offers us and that welcomes us to Lisbon but that announces the end of a unique day, spent in our company. This is how we end the Tour to Sintra Cascais.

Optional Visits

• 1 Queluz Palace
  
  

  

  Queluz Palace It is an 18th century palace and was built as a summer retreat for D. Pedro de Bragança, who would later become the husband and king consort of his niece, Queen D. Maria I of Portugal. The gardens of the Palace of Queluz, one of the most important historic gardens in Portugal, feature the most significant set of statues by the British sculptor John Cheere (1709-1787), outside English territory, which gives him great importance in the international artistic scene

  • The guide accompanies the visit inside the Palace of Queluz
  • Tickets are not included in the Tour Price
• 2 National Palace of Sintra
  

  The Palácio Nacional de Sintra, of Arab foundation. The National Palace of Sintra, where various architectural styles come together – Gothic, Mudejar and Manueline – was widely used in the Middle Ages as a court refuge during the summer months and for hunting. Recognized worldwide for the profile of the two monumental conical chimneys in its kitchens

  • The guide accompanies the visit inside the National Palace of Sintra
  • Tickets are not included in the Tour Price
• 3 Moorish Castle
  

  Actually called Castelo de Sintra, but popularly known as Castelo dos Mouros, the castle stands on a large rock at one of the ends of the Serra de Sintra. From the top of its walls, you can have a very privileged view of its entire length that goes to the Atlantic Ocean.

  • The guide accompanies the visit inside the Castelo dos Mouros
  • Tickets are not included in the Tour Price
• 4 Monserrate Palace
  

  A fantastic romantic park created by William Beckford, passionate about Serra de Sintra. In the Palace, the Music Room and the luxurious reception rooms such as the Indian Living Room, the Dining Room and the Library, all on the ground floor, deserve mention. The visit also includes going up to the first floor, where the private rooms were located

  • The guide accompanies the visit inside the Monserrat Palace
  • Tickets are not included in the Tour Price