Warning be prepared for any weather as you stroll the historical area. It was cold and windy but mostly dry as we took in the lovely buildings along the road and clinging to the valley sides. Found a nice local bar and rounded off our...More

We stayed In Sintra historic center. First we tried To find our Hotel by car, but In the historic center driving is forbitten. We left our car In the parking place and left our big luggace In the car and took only handbags with. The...More

We stayed in Sintra for 3 nights and enjoyed visiting Pena Palace, Monseratte, the Sintra Palace & the Moorish castle among other sites. We went by local train from Lisbon, a journey of 19 stops in about an hour for €1.65. Be sure to have...More

Sintra is a nice and cosy little city full of history with worth of seeing streets. Definitely have a walk around there after visiting the castles. The castles are all different and so called "must see" places. To get to the castles definitely take a...More

Sintra is lovely to explore but totally geared to tourists so don’t expect any authentic small town experience. Worth exploring but beyond a lovely ambiance it’s a little over hyped.

You can feel the vive of the place with the food smell, the nice local people and the traditional music. Awesome!

We probably only saw a small amount of Sintra but it was pretty. Not bad prices for lunch or for parking (if you can find it). Plenty of tourist tat shops like many touristy places but some nice shops in between. You can walk up...More