Sintra Tour
Pena Palace on the forested hilltop
Guided visits

Pena Palace and Moorish Castle

King Ferdinand II's romantic palace and the medieval walls on the rocks.

The tour

A guided visit to the two hilltop monuments of the Cultural Landscape of Sintra (UNESCO World Heritage): Pena Palace, built in the 19th century over an old monastery, and the Moorish Castle, its walls running over the boulders with views to the sea. Pena Palace entry uses timed tickets.

Stops

  1. Pena Palace
  2. Pena Park
  3. Moorish Castle

What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes: there are stairs and cobbles
  • A light jacket: the hills are cooler than Lisbon
  • Water

Good to know: Pena Palace entry uses timed tickets (Parques de Sintra).

Pena Palace on the forested hilltop
Photo: Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0
Moorish Castle walls above Sintra
Photo: Terry Kearney from liverpool, merseyside, CC0

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Walks

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A walk along the clifftops with the ocean always in view, and down to the beach.

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