{"id":261075,"date":"2026-06-06T12:02:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T11:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/?p=261075"},"modified":"2026-06-14T11:38:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T10:38:15","slug":"biester-palace-sintra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/es\/blog\/biester-palace-sintra\/","title":{"rendered":"Palacio Biester Sintra: Historia, La Novena Puerta y Gu\u00eda de Visita (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"261075\" class=\"elementor elementor-261075\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9654399 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9654399\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24e7e99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24e7e99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Fabio-Mendes-Founder-and-CEO-at-Yellow-Cab-TT-Tours-author-rof7aeaemvfoufg6gk2ulx6axi4jh3mbcp853bh8tc.png\" title=\"F\u00e1bio Mendes \u2013 Founder and CEO at Yellow Cab TT Tours \u2013 author\" alt=\"F\u00e1bio Mendes - Founder and CEO at Yellow Cab TT Tours - author\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3617cac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3617cac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/our-team\/fabio-mendes\/\">F\u00e1bio Mendes<\/a> \u00b7 Founder &amp; Director, Yellow Cab TT Tours<\/div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>6 June 2026 \u00b7 7 min read<\/b><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758fb31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"758fb31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc20547 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc20547\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e691aa3\" data-id=\"e691aa3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f7f22b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f7f22b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"535\">Biester Palace was conceived in 1880 by Ernesto Biester, a Lisbon playwright and theatre impresario, who commissioned one of Portugal&#8217;s leading 19th-century architects to design a neo-Gothic mansion on the edge of the <a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/sintra\/\">Sintra<\/a> hills. Biester died the same year he commissioned the project \u2014 without seeing a single stone placed. His brother Frederico and Frederico&#8217;s wife Am\u00e9lia Freitas Guimar\u00e3es Chami\u00e7o inherited the commission and completed the construction.\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"535\">In 1999, Roman Polanski chose the completed palace as a filming location for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0142688\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ninth Gate<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 a film about a rare book dealer searching for a manuscript said to summon the devil. The palace has been open to visitors since 2022.\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"535\"><b>Key facts:<\/b><\/p><ul><li data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"535\">Location | Sintra hills, approximately 15-minute walk from <a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/blog\/national-palace-sintra\/\">National Palace of Sintra.<\/a><\/li><li data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"535\">Open since | 2022.<\/li><li data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"535\">April\u2013September | 10:00\u201320:00 (last admission 19:00).<\/li><li data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"535\">October\u2013March | 10:00\u201318:30 (last admission 17:30.<\/li><li data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"535\">Adult (18\u201365) | EUR 16.<\/li><li data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"535\">Advance booking | Recommended for weekends.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d538a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"45d538a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f527c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f527c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dca8765\" data-id=\"dca8765\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f6e39a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f6e39a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Chalet Biester History<\/h2><h3>Ernesto Biester and the Commission (1880)<\/h3><p>Ernesto Biester (1828\u20131880) was a prominent figure in 19th-century Lisbon cultural life: a playwright, journalist, and theatre director whose works were performed at the Teatro Nacional D. Maria II. He identified a property in Sintra suitable for a private residence and in 1880 commissioned an architect to design it.\u00a0<\/p><p>He died in 1880, childless, before construction began. The playwright did not get to see his own production.\u00a0<\/p><p>Responsibility for the project passed to his brother, Frederico Biester, and Frederico&#8217;s wife Am\u00e9lia Freitas Guimar\u00e3es Chami\u00e7o, who came from a prominent banking family. They oversaw construction and the completion of the interior.\u00a0<\/p><p>I have walked past this building hundreds of times in the last twenty years. It was closed for most of that time.<\/p><h3>Who Built It<\/h3><p>The architect was Jos\u00e9 Luis Monteiro (1848\u20131942), one of the most significant Portuguese architects of the late 19th century. Monteiro designed the Rossio railway station in Lisbon (1886\u20131890) \u2014 the neo-Manueline station with the distinctive horseshoe arches at the entrance, through which millions of passengers travel to Sintra each year on the Linha de Sintra.\u00a0<\/p><p>The interior was designed by Luigi Manini (1848\u20131936), an Italian architect and opera set designer who also worked at La Scala in Milan and the Teatro S\u00e3o Carlos in Lisbon.\u00a0<\/p><p>Manini is best known in Portugal as the designer of the interior of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/blog\/quinta-da-regaleira-sintra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quinta da Regaleira<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 built at almost exactly the same time, 1.2 kilometres away. The two buildings share no obvious visual style but share an interior designer.\u00a0<\/p><p>Manini was versatile.\u00a0<\/p><p>The building&#8217;s style is eclectic revivalist, with dominant neo-Gothic elements \u2014 pointed arches, stone towers, ornamental tracery \u2014 combined with Romantic landscape design in the gardens. The overall effect is of a building designed to look as though it has been there for centuries longer than it has.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b44bba3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b44bba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Palacio-e-parque-Biester.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-261076\" alt=\"Biester Palace Sintra neo-Gothic facade, conceived 1880 by playwright Ernesto Biester, architect Jose Luis Monteiro\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Palacio-e-parque-Biester.webp 1020w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Palacio-e-parque-Biester-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Palacio-e-parque-Biester-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Palacio-e-parque-Biester-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Palacio-e-parque-Biester-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Palacio-e-parque-Biester-100x100.webp 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d7bffa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9d7bffa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54ba976 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54ba976\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ed122d\" data-id=\"5ed122d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8599290 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8599290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The Ninth Gate (1999)<\/h2><p><strong>The Ninth Gate<\/strong> (1999) was directed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_Polanski\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roman Polanski<\/a>\u00a0and starred\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johnny_Depp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johnny Depp<\/a>\u00a0as Dean Corso, a rare book dealer hired to authenticate copies of a 17th-century manuscript. Lena Olin and Frank Langella co-starred. The film was based on <b>The Club Dumas<\/b> (1993) by Spanish novelist Arturo P\u00e9rez-Reverte.\u00a0<\/p><p>Polanski filmed at locations in Portugal, France, and Spain. Biester Palace was used as the library and residence of Boris Balkan (played by Frank Langella) \u2014 the collector who hires Corso. The palace&#8217;s neo-Gothic interior provided the film&#8217;s atmospheric private library setting.\u00a0<\/p><p>Since 2022, visitors to Biester Palace can see a dedicated room that screens footage from *The Ninth Gate* filmed on location at the palace, and displays a book and postcards used as props in the film.\u00a0<\/p><p>Roman Polanski chose Biester Palace because he needed a building that looked like it concealed secrets. The palace has been doing this successfully since 1880.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de34ff6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de34ff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Ninth-Gate-1999-698x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-273839\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Ninth-Gate-1999-698x1024.jpg 698w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Ninth-Gate-1999-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Ninth-Gate-1999-768x1127.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Ninth-Gate-1999-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Ninth-Gate-1999-600x881.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Ninth-Gate-1999.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e5639e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1e5639e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f9022b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f9022b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b148e3a\" data-id=\"b148e3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f8028d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f8028d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Visiting Biester Palace in 2026<\/h2><div>\u00a0<span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.75rem;\">Tickets and Opening Hours<\/span><\/div><ul><li>April\u2013September | 10:00\u201320:00 (last admission 19:00).<\/li><li>October\u2013March | 10:00\u201318:30 (last admission 17:30).<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><h4>Tickets:<\/h4><ul><li>Adult (18\u201365) | EUR 16.<\/li><li>Youth (6\u201317) | EUR 12.<\/li><li>Senior (65+) | EUR 12.<\/li><li>Child under 5 | Free.<\/li><li>Family (2 adults + 4 youth) | EUR 45.<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><p>The palace is privately managed, not by Parques de Sintra. Advance online booking is recommended for weekends from April to October to avoid sold-out entry windows.<\/p><h3>How to Get There<\/h3><p>Biester Palace is approximately 15 minutes by foot from the National Palace of Sintra, uphill along the Volta do Duche road. The entrance gate and stone towers are visible from the road before the signage.\u00a0<\/p><p>Bus 434 passes near the palace on its route to Pena Palace but does not have a dedicated stop. During the summer season (April\u2013October), there is a stop at Estrada da Pena 16 for the summer entrance \u2014 this reduces the walk to approximately 5 minutes. Check the current Bus 434 route map at carrismetropolitana.pt.\u00a0<\/p><p>Taxi or Uber from Sintra town centre: approximately 5-minute drive.\u00a0<\/p><p>To reach Biester Palace on foot from the National Palace of Sintra, follow the Volta do Duche road uphill. The walk from the National Palace takes approximately 15 minutes. This combination \u2014 National Palace of Sintra followed by Biester Palace \u2014 is manageable in a single half-day without using Bus 434.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d730f0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d730f0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/biester-Palace-in-Sintra.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-273841\" alt=\"Biester Palace Sintra filming location The Ninth Gate 1999 Roman Polanski Johnny Depp, interior used for Boris Balkan library\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/biester-Palace-in-Sintra.jpg 800w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/biester-Palace-in-Sintra-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/biester-Palace-in-Sintra-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/biester-Palace-in-Sintra-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/biester-Palace-in-Sintra-600x375.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7feb9d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7feb9d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab5b23a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab5b23a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dadaaff\" data-id=\"dadaaff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-669a540 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"669a540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What You Can See<\/h2><p>The visit covers the palace interior and gardens:\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>The Ninth Gate room:<\/strong> a dedicated space screening footage filmed at Biester Palace during the 1999 production, with props from the film on display. For visitors specifically interested in the film connection, this is the primary draw.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Palace rooms:<\/strong> the neo-Gothic reception rooms, with Luigi Manini&#8217;s interior decorative scheme \u2014 carved stonework, painted ceilings, and period furnishings. The interior is substantially more intact than many comparable Sintra properties.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Gardens:<\/strong> the grounds cover approximately 1 hectare, with mature trees and the Romantic-style landscaping typical of 19th-century Sintra properties. Smaller than Quinta da Regaleira or Monserrate, but with good views of the Serra de Sintra.\u00a0<\/p><p>The visit duration is approximately 45\u201360 minutes. Biester Palace is not large \u2014 this is not a full-day destination \u2014 but it works well as an addition to a half-day that includes the National Palace.\u00a0<\/p><p>The most frequent question I get about Biester Palace: &#8220;Is it actually worth going to, or is it just because of the film?&#8221; The answer is: both. The Ninth Gate connection is the reason most visitors know the name. The building itself \u2014 neo-Gothic, largely intact, with a layered history of commission, death, and completion \u2014 is worth seeing on its own terms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b17cc21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b17cc21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Biester-Palace-in-2026-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-273842\" alt=\"Biester Palace gardens Sintra 1 hectare Romantic landscape, 15-minute walk from National Palace of Sintra\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Biester-Palace-in-2026-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Biester-Palace-in-2026-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Biester-Palace-in-2026-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Biester-Palace-in-2026-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Biester-Palace-in-2026.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae5642 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5ae5642\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48ec6ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48ec6ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2f7774\" data-id=\"e2f7774\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b3044c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b3044c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Our Sintra Tours from Lisbon<\/h2><p>Yellow Cab TT Tours has operated Sintra day tours from Lisbon since 2013, under RNAAT licence No. 119\/2013. Our departure time of 08:30-09:00 places groups at Sintra&#8217;s first monuments before the Bus 434 queue builds at the train station.<\/p><p>Palace and monument tickets are purchased separately at official websites (<a href=\"http:\/\/parquesdesintra.pt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">parquesdesintra.pt<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/regaleira.pt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">regaleira.pt<\/a>). For a broader overview of Sintra&#8217;s geography, history, and UNESCO status:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/sintra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sintra destination guide<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d6e035 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d6e035\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2549ea4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2549ea4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f2b206 e-con-full scale e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f2b206\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eea6871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eea6871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sintra Palaces Tour<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4307e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f4307e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/private-tours\/sintra-palaces\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/sintra-palaces-r2nuk8avduydh1wkscf2dje1avamrov17ug0mqk0u8.webp\" title=\"Sintra palaces Pena Regaleira Moorish Castle private tour\" alt=\"Sintra palaces Pena Regaleira Moorish Castle private tour\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-398b1a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"398b1a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76a5b1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76a5b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/private-tours\/sintra-palaces\/\">Explore Sintra's Royal Retreats and Historic Palaces<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0561cb e-con-full scale e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0561cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba2ab15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba2ab15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tomar + Sintra Tour<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd4a2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6bd4a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/private-tours\/tomar-sintra-tour\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Untitled-design-75-r6iqxwz3j64akfzear12k7mxewr44zpqgv3u3ogxts.webp\" title=\"Tomar Convent of Christ and Sintra private tour\" alt=\"Tomar Convent of Christ and Sintra private tour\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8783bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8783bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b069177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b069177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/private-tours\/tomar-sintra-tour\/\">UNESCO Convent of Christ + Sintra's palaces<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6518654 e-con-full scale e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6518654\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f285957 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f285957\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Solution Tour<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e90ede elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e90ede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/es\/private-tours\/best-solution-tour\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/a-2-r6ixlf8myfzivi32qs1ue9u6ie92gjjj2bctavcmdc.webp\" title=\"Lisbon Cascais Sintra private tour van\" alt=\"Lisbon Cascais Sintra private tour van\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4be4de7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4be4de7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c112e62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c112e62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/private-tours\/best-solution-tour\/\">Lisbon - Cascais - Sintra (Best Solution)<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18fb85c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18fb85c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5881b3 e-con-full scale e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5881b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c834fe0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c834fe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">F\u00e1tima  + Sintra + Cascais<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd70f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2dd70f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/private-tours\/fatima-sintra-cascais\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/a-1-r6ixjev2c78g1j07herkka3orq5szuk74d4fckbxog.webp\" title=\"F\u00e1tima Sintra Cascais private tour combo\" alt=\"F\u00e1tima Sintra Cascais private tour combo\" loading=\"lazy\" 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data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa773bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa773bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sintra-Cascais Private Tour<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b9ba66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b9ba66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/es\/private-tours\/sintra-cascais-tour\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/ascais-1-r2plo55k5315aztpew3liq9a77bsex73wrofwfyvk0.webp\" title=\"Pena Palace Sintra private tour from Lisbon\" alt=\"Private day tour Sintra from Lisbon Yellow Cab TT Tours\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-912e9c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"912e9c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e63321d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e63321d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/private-tours\/nazare-obidos-sintra\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Untitled-design-76-r6iseajcctthi7wige2ohztl1ulf1tnac3rusqt740.webp\" title=\"Nazar\u00e9 big waves \u00d3bidos and Sintra private tour\" alt=\"Nazar\u00e9 big waves \u00d3bidos and Sintra private tour\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07bc0ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07bc0ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-573671a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"573671a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/private-tours\/nazare-obidos-sintra\/\">a day of waves, charm, and fairytales.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fbdeb8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8fbdeb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f61e5f e-con-full scale e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f61e5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d28414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d28414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Private Sintra Panoramic 4x4 Tour <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a7b18d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a7b18d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/4x4-experiences\/sintra-land-rover-panoramic-tour\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/1d7259fa-17da-4788-b1c5-baac8e6a8f49-e1758644600869-rc6rly4t34s5pskb3ksbyrl0637u2v9vv46ruw1n40.webp\" title=\"Land Rover 4\u00d74 tour 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tasting)<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-941d66d e-con-full scale e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"941d66d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-902e1da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"902e1da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sintra Wine Experiences<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e12813 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e12813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wine-tours\/sintra-wine-tour\/\">An Exclusive Wine Tour in the Sintra Region<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a03a1 e-con-full scale e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58a03a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7d8fcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7d8fcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sintra\/Cascais Group Tour<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9f2a14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d9f2a14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/group-tours\/sintra-cascais-group-tour\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/ascais-1-r2plo55k5315aztpew3liq9a77bsex73wrofwfyvk0.webp\" title=\"Pena Palace Sintra private tour from Lisbon\" alt=\"Private day tour Sintra from Lisbon Yellow Cab TT Tours\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5f7787 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5f7787\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf3c00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"1cf3c00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3030\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3030\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is Biester Palace in Sintra? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-question\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3030\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d25594 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d25594\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-593e1e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"593e1e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Biester Palace (Pal\u00e1cio Biester or Chalet Biester) is a neo-Gothic 19th-century mansion in Sintra, conceived in 1880 by playwright Ernesto Biester and completed by his brother Frederico. The architect was Jos\u00e9 Luis Monteiro (who also designed Rossio railway station). The interior was designed by Luigi Manini, who also designed the interior of Quinta da Regaleira. The palace was used as a filming location for The Ninth Gate (Roman Polanski, 1999) and has been open to visitors since 2022.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3031\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3031\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Was The Ninth Gate filmed at Biester Palace? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-question\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3031\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dabb84b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dabb84b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9d8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13f9d8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. Biester Palace was used in The Ninth Gate (1999), directed by Roman Polanski and starring Johnny Depp, Lena Olin, and Frank Langella. The palace served as the interior library and residence of the character Boris Balkan. A room inside the palace now screens footage from the filming and displays props from the film.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3032\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3032\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How much does Biester Palace cost to visit? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-question\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3032\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfbf85a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bfbf85a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b320020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b320020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div>Adult (18\u201365): EUR 16. Youth (6\u201317): EUR 12. Senior (65+): EUR 12. Children under 5: free. Family (2 adults + 4 youth): EUR 45. Prices confirmed June 2026. The palace is privately managed, not by Parques de Sintra.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3033\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3033\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What are the opening hours of Biester Palace? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-question\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3033\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1247973 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1247973\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-242ccfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"242ccfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>April to September: 10:00\u201320:00 (last admission 19:00). October to March: 10:00\u201318:30 (last admission 17:30). Verify current hours before visiting \u2014 check the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biester.pt\/\">official Biester Palace website<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/visitsintra.travel\/en\/\">visitsintra.travel<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3034\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3034\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How do I get to Biester Palace from Sintra station? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-question\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3034\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d057f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d057f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc9f313 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc9f313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>15-minute walk from the National Palace of Sintra, uphill along Volta do Duche road \u2014 approximately 20\u201325 minutes total from the train station. Bus 434 passes nearby; in summer (April\u2013October) a stop at Estrada da Pena 16 reduces the walk to approximately 5 minutes. Taxi from Sintra town: approximately 5-minute drive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3035\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3035\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Who designed Biester Palace? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-question\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3035\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3d011 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b3d011\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53b9eb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53b9eb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architect: Jos\u00e9 Luis Monteiro (1848\u20131942), who also designed Rossio railway station in Lisbon (1886\u20131890). Interior designer: Luigi Manini (1848\u20131936), Italian architect and opera set designer who also worked at La Scala Milan and the Teatro S\u00e3o Carlos Lisbon, and designed the interior of Quinta da Regaleira. Ernesto Biester died in 1880 before construction began; the palace was completed by his brother Frederico and Frederico&#8217;s wife Am\u00e9lia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3036\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3036\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is Biester Palace worth visiting? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-question\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3036\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e48424 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e48424\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba17e55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba17e55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, particularly for visitors interested in the Ninth Gate filming connection, 19th-century neo-Gothic architecture, or the Luigi Manini interior style. The visit takes approximately 45\u201360 minutes. Biester Palace works best as part of a half-day that includes the National Palace of Sintra (15-minute walk away). Standalone visit: worthwhile if the film connection is of interest; less essential than the five main Sintra palaces for a first-time visitor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-908e37c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"908e37c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d4f9e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d4f9e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c2aa82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7c2aa82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f0bf72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f0bf72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Fabio-Mendes-Founder-and-CEO-at-Yellow-Cab-TT-Tours-author-rof7aeaetw1ipb5krl0my3e1hvllns4tw6rd9xyef4.png\" title=\"F\u00e1bio Mendes \u2013 Founder and CEO at Yellow Cab TT Tours \u2013 author\" alt=\"F\u00e1bio Mendes - Founder and CEO at Yellow Cab TT Tours - author\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-329114d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"329114d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Written by F\u00e1bio Mendes<br \/>Founder &amp; Director of Yellow Cab TT Tours. 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