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Introduction
15km (9 miles) NW of Lisbon Queluz, only 20 minutes from Lisbon, makes a great excursion from the capital or en route to Sintra. The Queluz Palace, in its pink rococo glory, offers storybook Portuguese charm. Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
Arriving By Train -- From the Estação do Rossio in Lisbon, take the Sintra line to Queluz. Departures during the day are every 15 minutes. The trip takes 30 minutes. There are two train stations in town. Get off at Queluz-Massamá since it... Continue reading »
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Introduction
29km (18 miles) NW of Lisbon Writers have sung Sintra's praises ever since Portugal's national poet, LuÃs Vaz de Camões, proclaimed its glory in Os LusÃadas (The Lusiads). Lord Byron called it "glorious Eden" when he and John Cam Hobhouse... Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
Arriving By Train -- Sintra is a 45-minute ride from the Estação do Rossio at the Rossio in Lisbon. A train leaves every 10 to 20 minutes. The round-trip fare is 3€ ($3.90). For information, call tel. 808/208-208. By Bus -- The bus fr... Continue reading »
Sintra Travel Experiences
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Vaguear em Lisboa
Bussing into Lisbon, it seemed to me as if Costa Rica and Rome had suddenly pinched the map and merged. The language was near unintelli... Continue reading »
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Portugal-Where I learned that Spain is simply a "...
It has been quite some time since I last wrote. A lot has happened. I went to Portugal, to start off with. That was an INCREDIBLE experie... Continue reading »
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Lisbon
5.08.2007 Lisbon, PortugalYesterday morning we left The Atlantic and sailed up the Tagus River past 3 of Lisbon’s favorite landmarks: the... Continue reading »
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Breathtaking Forests
So, yesterday was a great day to sight see. David and Katia took us all around to Mafra, Ereceira, Sintra and other small towns.&nb... Continue reading »
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One day in Sintra
So on my last full day in Portugal, I had a chance to go to one of the '1000 Places to See Before You Die' - Sintra, Portugal. The s... Continue reading »
Popular Sintra Hotels
- Molina Lario
- Vila Gale Estoril
- Tivoli Sintra
- Sercotel Hotel Larios
- Vila Gale Ericeira
- Ac Malaga Palacio
- Petit Palace Plaza
- Los Naranjos Hotel
- Sana Estoril
- DON CURRO
Popular Sintra Things to Do
- Calle Larios
- Manzana de oro (La)
- Alcazaba (La)
- Rayuela
- Cultural Landscape of Sintra
- Castillo de Gibralfaro
- DÃa de la Victoria
- Flor de Lys
- Fuente de Reding
- Taberna La Garrocha
Popular Sintra Restaurants
- Circus
- Pizza Hut
- Venta los Tres Cincos
- Vegetariano de Alcazabilla (El)
- Robla (La)
- Commendatore
- TanguerÃa Malena
