Attention all bibliophiles: go to Palácio de Mafra!
Are you a real book lover? Check out the amazing Palácio de Mafra! From Sintra it was a 25-minute drive. It exceeded all my expectations! When you arrive in the petite village of Mafra with all its small houses, you…
Palácio Nacional de Queluz
Baroque to the top The location of this extremely cool palácio is around 15 minutes from Lisbon. Here, literally everything breathes the Portuguese history of the 18th and 19th century. Palácio Nacional de Queluz was built around 1747 under the leadership of…
Palácio de Monserrate & Cabo da Roca
Last stop at the end of continental Europe Palácio de Monserrate The last palace we visited in Sintra was Palácio de Monserrate. The history of this palace dates back to the times of the Moors, but it takes its name…
Sintra: heaven on earth
In the summer of 2013 me and my boyfriend went on a road trip through Portugal. The costa de Lisboa, to be more specific. As befits real tourists, we bought the ‘Capitool reisgids’ of Lisbon, planned our trip for 10…
