Culture and nature in Sintra - 3 hours private tour

Highlights

Rute M.

Sintra
Portuguese (Native), English, German, Italian
3 hours
Private tour (only you and your group)
Up to 40 people

Sintra is a pearl of nature with luxuriant vegetation, micro weather, a romantic atmosphere about 25 km from Lisbon. This region was a hunting residence of Portuguese kings and the headquarters of many romantic writers such as Lord Byron and Hans Christian Andersen.

During this private 3 hours, walking tour, you will have a guided visit to the National Palace in Sintra downtown and a walking tour through the gardens of the romantic Vila Sasseti from the 19. Century.


Meeting Point

Train station in Sintra

10:00 AM

Sintra train station

The meeting point at the train station is followed by a walking tour passing by the neo Manueline Town Hall, the public garden of the Liberdade, and the neo Arab fountain.


10:40 AM

Royal Palace of Sintra

Visit the Royal Palace of Sintra with its courtyards and rooms filled with Hispanic and Arabic tiles. As this palace was built in stages, it describes the history of Portugal from the first dynasty until the proclamation of the republic in 1910. Its huge chimneys have become a tourist symbol of Sintra.

12:20 PM

Villa Sassetti

Continue in the direction of Vila Sassetti, a beautiful 19th-century summer house in the middle of a luxuriant garden. In this 1,5-hectare garden full of color and aroma we will find a Camellia Garden, exotic plants, a pergola, water lines, and many steps.

01:00 PM

Pastries Queijada and Travesseiro

After this tour and to regain your energy nothing better than tasting Sintra's specialties - the famous pastries called Queijada de Sintra and Travesseiro.


Ending Point

Down town

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Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

Guide fee

What‘s not included

Sintra Palace ticket

The pastries

Important Information

I don´t guide during the night

I can guide you in Coimbra, Fatima, Evora, Obidos, Alcobaça, and Batalha if you pay my transportation fee

On Monday the Monastery, Belem Tower, and S. Roque church are closed

This walking tour has many steps, steep streets, ups and downs

Comfortable footwear and a bottle of water is recommended


Cancellation Policy

  • Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
  • 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
  • No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
$183/ per group

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