National Palace (Palacio Nacional) Sintra

Daca ajungeti in Lisabona, merita sa faceti o excursie de o zi la Sintra. Luati trenul din gara Rossio si in aproximativ o ora ajungeti la Sintra (trenurile pleaca din jumatate in jumatate de ora). Este un orasel impresionant, un orasel al castelelor. Merita sa vizitati Palatul Pena (recomandarea mea este sa luati autobuzul din gara pentru ca …

... ate at a small restaurant for lunch - a little off the beaten path - full of locals.  Then Jim went up to the National Palace to smoke a cigar while I wandered up and down the hills in the village, looking for something unique.  I lucked out ...

... and beyond.  After this castle we walked further through the bush that shaded us from the increasing heat, towards The National Palace and Pena Garden.  This is a palace commisioned by Queen Maria II in the 18th century and had ...

This afternoon I went on a little half day tour out of Lisbon to Sintra. Here I visited the National ...

... new year without a backlog.  So, the sights we saw were the National Palace, the Pena Palace, and a Moorish castle.  The National Palace - over 1000 years old, but with many updates - is in the town and near the hotel.  The other palace ...

... ;                     The national palace of Pena once home to royalty, is an ornate and eclectic mix of original Moorish and 19th century ...

... . In our usual fashion we decided to visit all 3 of the palaces plus the castle over an afternoon and morning. The National Palace was first with its themed rooms relating to the decorations on the ceilings. One room had magpies and was supperbly ...

... most of our day on the hill overlooking the Sintra area, where ruins of the 9th century Castelo dos Mouros and the picturesque Pena National Palace are located. It was a great day, with wonderful views - I believe "a must" for anyone visiting ...

... , and realise there are lots more people than we have seen up to now on our travels. Our first visit is to the National Palace. For a small country, there are an awful lot of palaces. There are three just here in Sintra. This is the original royal ...

... UNESCO World Heritage list. The beautiful city was a refuge for the aristocrats to come and build their marvelous palaces. We visited the National Palace and the Pena Palace as well as the quinta da regaleira.Of course everywhere we went we touristed it ...

... the mountains. It was nice to escape the chaos of Lisbon.  In Sintra we toured two of the most famous palaces in Portugal, The National Palace and Pena Palace. The national palace was first built by the Moors around the 10th century, and then taken ...