- Sintra - day trip or overnight? - Rick Steves Travel Forum
Sintra is a beautiful city, very romantic Its palaces, castle and gardens make it unique To visit Sintra and all its palaces you need at least 2 days, but you can have the feeling of the city with just 1 day trip At night Sintra is asleep ;) Everything is closed after 7pm You will be better off sleeping in Lisbon I hope I've helped you Mafalda
- Pena Palace - Sintra - Rick Steves Travel Forum
Taking a tour to Sintra in March with my sister and wanted thoughts on Pena Palace My sister claims that the Palace can be left out and to do only the gardens, which are meant to be amazing
- Duoro and Sintra - Is it worth overnighting or will day trips do?
I think Sintra is a really lovely place, especially or maybe particularly, if one enjoys walking a lot and do not mind hills We walked all throughout Sintra and didn't take any transportation other than to get to the town
- Day trip to Sintra or Evora? - Rick Steves Travel Forum
I just returned from a trip to Portugal this past weekend, and we did a day trip to Sintra The Pena Palace was amazing and definitely worth a visit The town is quaint and has lots of places to shop and eat I haven't visited Evora, but our trip to Sintra was a highlight
- Sintra to Porto Transportation Options - Rick Steves Travel Forum
After staying three nights in Sintra, we will be traveling to Porto on Saturday, March 12, 2025 We will not have a car, nor do we wish to fly Can anyone advise us on the best transportation options: bus, train, combo of both? We would ideally like to arrive in a Porto mid-afternoon, Thank you
- Advance tickets to attractions necessary? - Rick Steves
We're vacationing in Portugal September 14-25, and we'll be visiting some of the well-known attractions in Lisbon, Sintra, Batalha and Porto I'm wondering if it's necessary (or a good idea) to purchase advance tickets online, or if we can just buy our tickets on the spot If anyone has toured Po
- Walking in Sintra: Another Perspective - Rick Steves
We visited Sintra today and I want to give another perspective about walking in this town I have heard lots of stories about Sintra (and Lisbon) being crazy hilly and that it could be quite difficult and to use the trick of riding uphill and walking downhill
- Sintra - guided tour or on our own? - Rick Steves Travel Forum
Actually, the commuter trains run very much on schedule if they aren’t on strike! My favorite trip to Sintra was the one in which I did a tour With a tour, I didn’t have to deal with buses or Ubers, or try to determine where to go, etc I had plenty of time to explore the places we visited, too I, personally, don’t think the inside of Peña is worth the time or fighting the crowds The
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