If you need a break from all the walking, consider relying on the tourist buses (nos. 434 and 435) that provide transportation to all of the top attractions within Sintra. Admission times and ...

Most tours to Sintra offer some combination of the same ... beyond our trip and gave tips on our journey through Spain and Portugal. Thanks Hermes for sharing your wonderful country with us ...

Long in the shadow of its big Iberian neighbor, Portugal is now getting its due on the A-list travel circuit ... the city of Sintra is a fabulous, forested realm that sports some of the country ...

We’re raiding the sun-bathed organic garden of Quinta do Pisão, a 380-hectare nature reserve with resident horses in Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, in preparation for an alfresco pizza-making ...

AmaWaterways launched a new ship in Portugal on Thursday. The AmaSintra is sailing the Douro River, with capacity for 102 ...

The best time to travel to Portugal is during spring (March to May ... historic cities and enjoying spring in the gardens of Sintra. May and June are ideal for touring the Douro Valley and ...

And “anti-tourism” protests intended to shame ... people every year visit the mountains and castles of Sintra, long been one of Portugal’s wealthiest regions for its cool microclimate ...

Pena Palace in Sintra, Portugal. Walking down steep ... by foot – most visitors opt to take the local buses, which travel in a circuit, or hire one of the slightly dodgy electric tuktuks ...

Sintra's most famous hotel is perched on a hillside ... Once the home of the Dutch consul in Portugal, it later was the residence of the Marquis of Marialva before being turned into a majestic ...