Pena Palace, Moorish Castle,Quinta ad Regaleira:Walking tour｜Portugal

Sintra has changed a lot through the course of history and modern days and as a local guide, I feel obliged to give you my perspective of all these changes, alongside the historical facts too.

We offer pickup and drop-off services from Lisboa to Sintra and Sintra to Lisboa.

This is what we will do:
1. Centro Historico de Sintra: We will start the tour with an Introduction to Sintra's history and a walk through Sintra's historical center. 1 hour.

2. Moorish Castle Hiking Trail: We begin the trail in Sintra's historical center and hike up the mountain/forest to the Moorish Castle for our guided visit. 1 hour.

3. Guided visit to Moorish Castle: Learn about the Portuguese-Arabic heritage and the Moorish occupation of the Iberian Peninsula and Sintra Mountain. 1 hour.

4. Walking trail: After our guided visit to Moorish Castle, we will continue walking to Pena Palace for 25 minutes.

5. Guided Visit to Pena Palace: Learn the history behind the first and most magnificent piece of Romantic architecture Portugal ever had and discover its impact on the development of Sintra as we now know it. 1 hour 20 minutes.

6. Vila Sassetti Trail: We will walk down this trail until we reach the historical center again and walk to Quinta da Regaleira. Vila Sasseti trail is one of the most iconic trails in this region due to its exotic vegetation and wilderness. Vila Sasseti is another romantic property that stands out in the mountains. 30 minutes.

7. Guided visit to Quinta da Regaleira: Learn the history and symbolism behind Sintra's most iconic maçonic property. 1 hour 20 minutes.

8. Sintra National Palace: After Quinta da Regaleira we return to the meeting point and the tour ends. 20 minutes.