Quinta da Regaleira 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 …

I was asked this week what was Lisbon's deal? Claim to fame? So I thought I would give you a little run down - thanks Wikipedia.

Lisbon is Europe's second-oldest capital in the world (after Athens) and the oldest city in Western Europe, predating other modern European capitals such as London, Paris and Rome by hundreds of years.
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The night before with pint-sized mojitos had been tough and it was to be expected that I would be feeling rough this morning. Unfortunately for me, I'd booked a tour to Sintra and despite my delicate condition I had to go. Clearly I was going to pay for the excesses of the previous night...

Sintra is a village, where Lord Byron is said to …

...danasnji najdrazji dan na Portugalskem je bil kljub ceni nekaj posebnega...po vseh dneh hoje in pohajanja po dezju,vetru,soncu Porta in Lizbone smo danes sli na izlet v Sintro...ogledali smo si "mali Versailles", palaco Queluz, nakar smo prisli pod oblake k pravljicnemu gradu Palacio da Pena. Rumeni,modri in rdeci stolpi,neverjetni pogledi iz …

Sintra is amazing! It has the same concept as St Petersburg or Neuschwanstein in Beieren, Germany: the dream of a king to construct the perfect place.

The palace is amazing, the inside is still full of furniture so one can imagine how Dom Carlos lived with his family. The village is full of beautiful little streets, and wonderful houses …

This place was straight out of a fairy tale, and was a welcome change from Lisbon! We appreciated all of the greenery and the lack of graffiti. We walked around the small town a bit but our primary stop was Quinta da Regaliera which was a gorgeous summer home for some rich Italian guy at one point. Beautiful …

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Despite our late night and Julia feeling a bit under the weather, we set out on another awesome hostel-provided-tour to Sintra and beyond. Sofia led our tour for the day, sharing her awesome insights into Portuguese history, stellar driving skills, an amazing home cooked feast, and most importantly her good company. One of the most memorable …

... , hard at work restoring chairs and scaffolding and other original pieces. With the rain chasing us, we headed to a mansion - Quinta da Regaleira - that was built by a man named Antonio Augusto Carvalho Monteiro, who also happened to be a ...

... other courtiers became very jealous so he painted a ceiling with 96 magpies each with a sign saying ´no harm done´. Quinta Da Regaleira was a treat, a grand finale for the day. This is where the Adams´Family must have come forthere Europena summer ...

... Pena (recomandarea mea este sa luati autobuzul din gara pentru ca drumul spre palat este foarte obositor pe jos) si Quinta da Regaleira (situat foarte aproape de centrul orasului). Palatul Milei arata ca un castel de turta dulce; interiorul este foarte ...

... delicious feasts for hundreds in that huge kitchen! After the Palácio Nacional I took the steep walk up to the Quinta da Regaleira. I instantly connected to the beautiful trees and the energy they hold for us to enjoy. I opted to use an English ...

... I stopped in a cafe for a hot chocolate to get some energy back and was reading my rough guide info and saw that the Quinta Da Regaleira was not to be missed, so off I trotted to the tourist information centre to get directions.  It was about ...

... what any of them are called but I could eat them all again and again :). Next we set off up the hill to Quinta da regaleira a forest with many trails. It was mystical and beautiful between the many caves, beautiful fog and rain we were both in heaven. ...

... 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 out! with multiple group pictures and talking in English as if no ...

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... World Heritage Site in 1995.  Sites that we visited include the Sintra National Palace, the Pena National Palace, and the Quinta da Regaleira. The most impressive of which was the Pena Palace, because of its scale, theme-park-castle look, and unique ...

... , Nuno, who took us to the downtown part of town, where we ate lunch. After lunch, we headed over to Quinta da Regaleira, another famous palace, which is famous for its palace and chapel, along with a luxurious park featuring lakes, grottoes, wells, ...