Join Tom and Mike from Take Time to Travel as they explore the enchanting town of Sintra, Portugal, in this detailed day trip ...

Offering alternatives to overcrowded destinations. Storybook Sintra is deluged with tourists After a visit in 1809, young Lord Byron called the Portuguese city of Sintra “glorious Eden.” The English ...

This May 2013 photo shows tiled walls and arched doorways inside the Monserrate Palace in Sintra, Portugal. The palace is one of a number of castles and other spectacular buildings found in Sintra, ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link I almost didn't go. After spending several weeks running around Lisbon, Porto, the sun-drenched beach region of Algarve, and everywhere in between ...

With sunshine bathing its multicolored facades against a backdrop of deep blue sky, the Pena Palace in Sintra is like a castle seen through a kaleidoscope. A jumble of bright yellow domes, red towers, ...

SINTRA, Portugal — Fog and mist are generally not friends of travelers, particularly when those travelers have visions of a sunny and warm week in Portugal. But when fog and mist descend and then hug ...

The doorbell to Martinho de Almada Pimentel's house in Sintra, Portugal, is hard to find, and he likes it that way. It's a long rope that, when pulled, rings a literal bell on the roof that lets him ...

From stunning bridges to buildings adorned with colourful tiles to perhaps the world’s most colourful palace, Portugal is a ...

As I approach Pena Palace, the crowning glory of Sintra, Portugal, I feel as if I'm entering a dream. And not just because I'm still sleepy from a night of wine tasting in Lisbon, a 40-minute train ...

The Flatiron Building was covered in scaffolding during my last trip to New York. And I’ve lost count of the number of museums and art galleries I’ve missed out on by turning up on the wrong day. But ...