Sintra Expert Travel Guides

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Introduction

by Frommers Travel Guides

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 »
Planning a trip

by Frommers Travel Guides

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 »
Introduction

by Frommers Travel Guides

29km (18 miles) NW of Lisbon Writers have sung Sintra's praises ever since Portugal's national poet, Luís Vaz de Camões, proclaimed its glory in Os Lusíadas (The Lusiads). Lord Byron called it "glorious Eden" when he and John Cam Hobhouse... Continue reading »
Planning a trip

by Frommers Travel Guides

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 »

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Lisboaobilia

Lisbon is an amazing introduction to Europe. The most photogenic place I´ve ever visited. Filled with tourists, even pre-tourist season,... Continue reading »

by Real Traveler Bunny Huggins
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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 »

by Real Traveler Brian and Patty
Back where we started from - Lisbon

I boarded the first train out of Faro on Monday morning and began the 5 hour trip back to Lisbon, another fairly uneventful journey. ... Continue reading »

by Real Traveler Petrina
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by Real Traveler Nivariense
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 »

by Real Traveler Corazon