Walking Tour Sintra

Meet your friendly and passionate local guide outside Sintra Train Station. After a brief introduction about Sintra`s History, together you and the tour guide, always sharing stories and curiosities about the places visited, will discover Sintra in a relaxed way. Considered a World Heritage site this mountain range is full of palaces, mansions, cottages and shrines set amidst lush and surrounding vegetation. Chosen by the Portuguese nobility and elite as a favourite place to spend the summer season, Sintra is the heart of the Romantic movement. You will start your tour admiring the fantastic city hall building. It is the first step towards the magical world heritage site with its exquisite palaces and beautiful gardens. Going along the promenade towards the center of the village, you can admire the statues displayed along the way while listening to the curiosities, legends and secret stories that mysteriously involve the village of Sintra. From the Templars to the Freemasons. From the King Artist to international poets who were and wrote about Sintra. After a brief stop at the Moorish fountain you head the historical center. Time to have a tasting of the typical Sintra pastry, the famous Travesseiro and to enjoy the impressive view of Moorish castle from the National Palace. We resume the tour and head towards the Palace of Seteais passing by the church of s. Martinho, the oldest hotel on the Iberian Peninsula the Lawrence’s and the small and romantic waterfall. From the Palace de Setais you can enjoy a fabulous view of the Pena Palace as well as the Atlantic. Cross your fingers so that the fog does not surprise us! You will end this tour by visiting the impressive Quinta da Regaleira and enjoy its lush gardens, lakes, grottoes, and enigmatic constructions, including the world-famous Initiation Well. You will uncover the mysteries of each place and have a great time! Come and join us on this tour. We do the best tours because we do it with passion!