{"id":24260,"date":"2020-01-31T10:57:21","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T10:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/portugalafora.com\/?p=24260"},"modified":"2024-08-15T11:28:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T10:28:53","slug":"cinco-lugares-obrigatorios-para-se-visitar-em-sintra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portugalafora.com\/en\/cinco-lugares-obrigatorios-para-se-visitar-em-sintra\/","title":{"rendered":"FIVE must-see places to visit in Sintra"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sintra is considered the most romantic village in Portugal. You could too! There are palaces and more palaces, castles, lush gardens and the mountains where some of them are built. In addition to its geographical and architectural beauty, Sintra has a gastronomy that is, let's say, broad and peculiar. Some of the town's palaces are among the most visited in the country and not for nothing, as they are uniquely beautiful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there's no point in setting aside just one day to get to know Sintra. There are five palaces in the village and also a castle. In addition to other attractions such as gardens, palaces and natural beauty such as the westernmost point in Europe. Sintra is listed by UNESCO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make your visit easier, I list below FIVE<\/strong> places you can't miss when visiting Sintra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pena National Palace<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Considered one of the seven wonders of Portugal, it is the first palace in Europe to have a style originating from romanticism. In 2018, along with S\u00e3o Jorge Castle in Lisbon, Pal\u00e1cio da Pena was the most visited monument in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Pena Palace seen from the garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The imposing and colorful palace was built in the 19th century by King Fernando II and his two wives. The chosen location couldn't be better: the top of Serra de Sintra, where there used to be a monastery and from where you can see the entire town of Sintra and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I recommend that you buy the tickets online<\/a> in advance to avoid long lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cabo da Roca<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are cliffs that are located on the coast of Sintra. It is known for being the westernmost point in continental Europe and the views of enormous cliffs, which delight nature and photography lovers, are divine. There are cliffs 140 meters high and make for beautiful photos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visitable part also features an imposing lighthouse (you can't visit it, you can only see it from the outside), the westernmost on the European continent, whose illumination extends for 48 kilometers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the many views of Cabo da Roca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As Luiz Vaz de Cam\u00f5es describes it, Cabo da Roca is the place \u201cwhere the Earth ends and the sea begins\u201d. But bring a coat: it is very windy in Cabo da Roca!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quinta da Regaleira<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quinta da Regaleira was born from the creativity (and money) of millionaire businessman Ant\u00f4nio Augusto Carvalho Monteiro and is a large property that was built between 1904 and 1910. Both the palace and the impressive garden were designed by Italian architect Luigi Manini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Initiatory Well seen from above<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Palace features a romantic and revivalist style construction, with different architectural and decorative forms identifiable. The Gothic, Manueline and Renaissance influence can be highlighted, but also the existence of esoteric symbolism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The gardens have it all: the famous Initiatory Well (also known as the Inverted Tower), secret passages, underground passages that connect many parts of the garden and many sculptures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Azenhas do Mar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just over 40 km from the center of Lisbon, Azenhas do Mar is a beach known for its ocean pool, next to the cliffs where the village of Azenhas do Mar is built. A breathtaking view. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The small and charming village of Azenhas do Mar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Just over 800 residents live in the village, in houses on the edge of the cliffs and on the outskirts of the mountains. An interesting feature is that the houses are built almost close to each other, an ingenious way of circumventing the region's constant wind and leaving the houses less exposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Piriquita House<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Famous for its pillows (a sweet originating from this confectionery and made with puff pastry and almond cream), Casa Piriquita is a tourist attraction in Sintra. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like other national delicacies, it does justice to the country's pastry richness. There is so much movement that in the small Historic Center of Sintra there are two Piriquita stores. The best thing is to take the trip and end up eating a delicious pillow, which, due to the movement, always comes out warm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The famous pillow (Photo: Piriquita)
Cover photo: Parques de Sintra \/ Serge Michaux<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n


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Sintra \u00e9 considerada a vila mais rom\u00e2ntica de Portugal. Tamb\u00e9m pudera! S\u00e3o pal\u00e1cios e mais pal\u00e1cios, castelo, jardins exuberantes e […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[982,668],"class_list":["post-24260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-curiosidades","tag-cabo-da-roca","tag-sintra"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/portugalafora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/portugalafora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/portugalafora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portugalafora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portugalafora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24260"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/portugalafora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24274,"href":"https:\/\/portugalafora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24260\/revisions\/24274"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portugalafora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/portugalafora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portugalafora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portugalafora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}