Are you tired of crowds and packed monuments? Do you want to visit Sintra but you don’t want to stick with the feeling that you are always seeing the same people in the same places?

This is the tour for you. The truth is that Sintra, Byron’s glorious Eden, can easily be transformed into a nightmare depending on the season and the period of the day. Come with us and visit the mountain, in tranquility, with an expert that will know how to make the best out of your time and enjoy the beauty and the mysticism of this place.

Sintra is only 30minutes away from Lisbon and it has always been the perfect place for the summer holidays of kings and queens, the nobility and business men thanks to its microclimate of humidity. Come with us, in our full day of Sintra off the beaten track, to discover the mountain and most fascinating and inaccessible monuments what makes them hidden gems.

In a full day tour (8 hours) we suggest the visit of 2 of these 3 monuments:

  • Palace and Park of Monserrate: many travelers and writers fell in love with Monserrate, but it was Francis Cook, British business man and art collector, who built the Neo-Gothic / Indian style palace, which is crowning the traditional English grassland. You will explore the most fascinating gardens of Sintra, like an Enchanted Forest, with its valley of the giant ferns, Mexican garden and rose garden.
  • Capuchos convent: the greatest example of modesty and Franciscan simplicity. The tiny convent merges with nature in perfection with its small cells covered by cork. It was described by king Philip I as “the smallest and poorest of all of my kingdom”.
  • Biester Palace and gardens: only opened to the public since May 2022, this palace is an ode to the romanticism of the 19th century. The striking interior of the palace was decorated by the best artists of the time and the gardens have the best views over the mountain and the other palaces in Sintra. Here was filmed part of the movie “The ninth gate” with Johnny Depp, in the 90’s.

Please notice that all our tours are costume made according to the clients’ priorities. If you want to visit a different monument that has not been listed, let us know. If you want to combine the coastline with Cascais and this tour of Sintra it is possible too.

Highlights

  • Park and Palace of Monserrate
  • Capuchos Convent
  • Biester Palace
  • Village of Sintra

Inclui

Pick up and drop off in the hotel or wherever is convenient for you, 8 hour private tour done by an expert guide, Mercedes vehicle with professional driver, tickets to two monuments of your choice, travel insurance.

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