Quinta de Sao Thiago Sintra
Estrada Monserrate Sintra, Estremadura, 2710-405, Portugal
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FAIRYTALE CASTLES AND MISTY FORESTS
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The hilly terrain allows for stunning views and the walk to the Moorish Castle up into misty forests takes you back to the 9th century when this rocky castle and fort ...
Castleland
... at the top! I think this is where the game capture the flag was invented but for some reason I do not think it was as friendly as it is nowadays. I loved climbing all these granite stone steps but man one wrong step and it was a big drop! The other two I was able to visit were the Palacio de Pena which is on the highest part of the mountain and above the cloud line to the complete opposite medieval castle that was in the town ...
A fairytale land of magical palacy castleness
... After walking around the old town and the 13th century Palacio Nacional de Sintra we strolled further along to admire the Palacio e Quinta da Regaleira, another amazing building.
We picniced in the shade and then drove through the forest to the top of the mountain to the Moorish Castle. Snaking over the mountain above Sintra the ruined castle was an incredible sight. It was first built by the Moors in the 9th Century and was captured by ...
Sintra and Cascais Portugal
... stuck in an M.C.
Escher's dream.
The Palace at a distance.
To our left
To our right
The kissing cousin ...
Fairytale Land
... hanging out with spoke perfectly with expressions and slang and had us rolling the whole night. They were so welcoming and absolutely hilarious. I anticipated a language barrier and that they would speak better Spanish than English since they live by Spain, but we had no problem communicating with their very high level of English.
After hanging out for a while, we headed back to Brunos' to sleep. Another big day was ahead of ...


