Home > Travel > Destination International >

Sintra (Portugal)

Description: Sintra is the second most populated municipality of Portugal.

Newest Review: ... a mixture of various styles is crowned by two huge conical towers of the palace kitchens which have now become a distinctive symbol for the town of Sintra. The palace dominates the town with its imposing stature. Moorish traditions are still in evidence with rooms arranged in a haphazard way around small shaded courtyards. Walls in many of the rooms are covered with fine Portuguese azulejos ... more

... (hand painted styles). Those in the Hall of Arabs were manufactured in Seville in the 15th and 16th centuries and they are said to be the finest collection on the Iberian peninsula. Moorish traditions can also be seen in the wooden ceilings that cover ...more

Read Reviews for Sintra (Portugal)

Sintra (Portugal): A Romantic and Magical Town on the Serra (2012 words)
by - written on 03/12/08 (Very useful, 151 readings)
Rating:

Sintra - what a magical place this town is. The fiirst time I visited Sintra was twenty one years ago when my son was 9 months old. We were staying in Lisbon at the time and decided to take a day trip to Sintra. I was so enchanted with the town; it's lush scenery and quirky castles. It's natural beauty captivates you immediately. I went back to visit a year ago with my parents and this time stayed for two days. The whole area hadn't changed too much over the years. I was still captivated with the fairy tale castles and I remember looking over the town from the highest point and wishing I had been born in the romantic times of the great poets if only to live in this ... Read the complete review