How to get to Pena Palace: Important tips to enhance your visit
The beautiful Pena Palace is the 2nd most visited monument in all of Portugal. The tickets to visit the inside of the Palace work with …
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Hike & Wine Walks
Sintra is best explored on foot – but where to go? Our Hike & Wine suggestions take you to wonderful, local, award winning special vineyards of our …
‘One of Portugal’s Best Kept Secrets’ – Gordon Ramsey on Colares wines
Colares Wines are unique for various reasons: The Colares wines in Sintra are some of the oldest in Portugal The Colares wine region is the …
Jurassic Sintra
Millions of years ago (125 million to be a bit more exact), large dinosaurs roamed in Sintra. Plant eating Saurôpodes and Ornitôpodes as well as …
Chalet Biester – the film set for Johnny Depp’s ‘Ninth Gate’
Just a bit above the village, in our view, there is a mansion called Chalet Biester. Its black roof with turquoise trimming causes a lot …
Pena Palace and Park
Looking up from the pool, and almost everywhere from the grounds, you see Serra de Sintra, the Sintra Mountain. On the top of it, a …
The Castle of the Moors (Castelo dos Mouros)
Looking up from our pool toward the mountain, next to Pena Palace, the Moorish Castle or The Castle of the Moors is erected. Well, it …
Quinta da Regaleira, the mystical place of masonry, art and master landscaping
One of the most visited places of Sintra, Quinta da Regaleira is opposite of our pool, on the other side of the valley. It is …
The beaches of Sintra
Sintra is not primarily a beach destination, but it does have some great beaches. Golden sand, beautiful round stones and magnificent cliffs. Surfing, tanning, walking. …
Oh, the wonderful Pastries and Bread!
As I have mentioned before, I frequently walk in the mornings with my dog; up and down the hills, into the forest and mountain roads. …