Sintra mountain is a small massif – the Roman promontory of the moon – set before the ocean which climbs up to 528 meters at Cruz Alta. Once the domain of bushland the mountain has changed its features after the … Read More
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Sintra Bouldering & Climbing
Sintra is a continous surprise, even for the locals, as it never stops to amaze us with the fabulous spots for bouldering and climbing. A nature place to explore, a must do! Thinking about Sintra bouldering & climbing … Read More
Air Museum | Sintra
How interesting is to watch Sintra’s landscape changing as soon as we get closer to Granja do Marquês, next to Pêro Pinheiro. The mountain vanishes and gives space to the prairie, the perfect spot for installing Air Force Base Campus … Read More
Raul Lino Architect House | Sintra
Raul Lino (1879 – 1974) was a Portuguese architect, was born in Lisbon, Portugal. Son of a wholesaler for building materials, Lino studied at Windsor – England – in 1890, for three years, and then moved to Germany where he worked with Albrecht … Read More
Boston Globe Travel Show
Sintra Houses by Lendas de Sintra, through the Tourism Division of the Sintra City Hall and in partnership with Parques de Sintra Monte da Lua, is once again present this year, at the Boston Globe Travel Show. February 9-12 2017 … Read More
Flea Markets – tradition & trendy
Come to Sintra and enjoy a different day at a traditional flea market, tasting home made delicious cookies, or enjoying the flavour of grilled sausages, ham and cheese over a crunchy bread baked in a wood oven. S. Pedro de … Read More
Cabo da Roca
Cabo da Roca is a wild and windy headland, rising 140 metres above sea level. It is well known for being the westernmost point of mainland Europe. The main access to the area is along the sinuous road that comes … Read More
Monserrate Palace
The Monserrate Palace is one of the most beautiful architectural and landscape creations of Portugal Romanticism. Sir Francis Cook, an English millionaire of the textile trade, 1st Viscount of Monserrate and owner of one of the greatest private art collections … Read More
Chalet of the Condessa of Edla
Chalet of the Condessa of Edla, it´s a 19th century mansion built by King Ferdinand II and his second wife Elise Hensler (Countess of Edla) between 1864 and 1869. The building is extremely picturesque, keeping the alpine chalet model that … Read More