Join Tom and Mike from Take Time to Travel as they explore the enchanting town of Sintra, Portugal, in this detailed day trip ...
In the 19th century Sintra became the first centre of European Romantic architecture. Ferdinand II turned a ruined monastery into a castle where this new sensitivity was displayed in the use of Gothic ...
What if a castle looked like it escaped from a storybook… and landed on a mountain? Yeah. This is real. Welcome to Sintra, Portugal. Perched high in the Serra de Sintra hills, Pena Palace pops with ...
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Plan Ahead: Due to the narrow roads and heavy traffic, it's advised that you do not drive to Sintra from Lisbon. Take the train from Rossio train station; Sintra is the last stop on the line. Located ...
Eighteen miles and a world away from Lisbon, it’s easy to see why Sintra—with its cool, lush hills and proximity to the Atlantic coast—is where Portuguese royals used to spend their summers. Today, ...
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 ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...