sintra palaces tour
Discover Sintra through its palaces, history and architecture
- (Private Tour with Vehicle and Driver/Guide just for you!)
Duration
8 Hours
Tour Type
Private
Group Size
Máx. 8px/Van
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Tour Details
Private Tour
Private Tours are flexible so you can customize according to your personal interests and needs, combined with our professional suggestions, which will provide an optimized final result and an excellent experience.
Combining your wishes with our professional suggestions, we will provide you with a fantastic day in Sintra, among all the incredible spots available, gastronomy or history, you can choose your own best way to spend the day.
If your goal is embrace the history and architecture of Sintra this is a private tour that might be exactly what you were looking for!
As we want to present you with a real Portugal, we will go through local and non-tourist paths towards the village of Sintra, a picturesque village considered a World Heritage Site by Unesco since 1995, with beautiful cobbled streets full of shops and traditional cafés, where you can choose some of its wonderful historical monuments to visit, such as:
Moorish Castle
A beautiful medieval fortress built by the Moors in the 9th century and that still looks upon the village. With its complete wall and watchtower, you can have the experience of a medieval soldier looking at the distance of the wonderful landscape.
National Palace of Sintra
The eldest of the Sintra palaces. The first part was built by the Moors in the 11th century, and later it was expanded in the 14th and 16th century, when it gained its one-of-a-kind chimneys. With a mixture of styles that crosses 10 centuries, this former royal residence is a stunning landmark of the daily life in medieval times.
Monserrate Palace
Built in the 19th century by Sir Francis Cook, and english aristocrat that fell in love with Sintra, this palave is the epithomy of the romantic style that was embraced in that century, with a prsitine desing without any other influence, surronded by luxurious gardens.
Regaleira Palace
Built in 1910 by a rich merchant, Regaleira is the door to all the mysteries of Sintra. The neo-gothic and neo-manueline palacre rises in the almost wild gardens, surronded by caves which are connected by tunnels… until you find the Initiation Well, the root of the legend that connects Regaleira to the Free Masons.
Pena Palace
The crown jewel of the artist king! Up on the mountain of Sintra, mingled with the ruins of an old monastery, a king built a palace as a token of love for is queen and his country. Based in romantic style but mingling other symbols and cultures, Pena Palace is, undoubtly the ex libris of Sintra, sternly regarding the village in its bright yellow and red colors.
Queluz Palace
A king that admired Louis XIV and a palace to be built, and the result is Queluz Palace, a 18th century palace that was also an offical residence of the royal family before and after the Napoleon Invasions. In neoclassical rococo, its the only palace of Portugal in that specific style.
The suggestions are ours, but the decision is yours. Enjoy to the fullest, this tour made for you, and thinking of you.
A Day Full of Memories
Although your stay may be short, this experiences is rich and lasting. This tour is carefully crafted to give you a little of everything: history, nature, architecture, and flavor.
The suggestions are ours, but the decision is yours. Make the most of your visit with a tour created for you and designed around your time.
Yellow Cab TT Tours – proudly showing you Portugal with the quality and care our clients deserve.
Included
- 8 Hours Tour
- Transportation by an air-conditioned vehicle
- Pick-up / Drop-off at the place you are staying in Lisbon city centre (outside of Lisbon city centre requires analysis)
- Mandatory Insurances
- Car expenses
Not included:
- Lunch
- Tickets to Monuments
- Tips
Tour Prices
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FAQ
How to book?
To reserve the tour, complete the form on this page or you call us/Whatsapp us.
You will receive your confirmation as soon as possible.
What happens if it rains or there is bad weather?
All activities will take place throughout the year even if it rains.
Sintra, for example, has a microclimate, which in a way makes this place so magical and unique, but sometimes it can really make the visit sad by limiting visibility and the experience a bit, but that’s something that’s not in our control.
Do you come to pick me from my hotel?
Yes, we do pick up and drop off our clients at their hotels in Lisbon’s center.
Make sure that you write the correct address of your hotel or accommodation from where we should pick you up.
I am a solo traveler, can I still join the tour?
Yes, we accept solo travelers.
At what time the tour starts?
For our group tours, pick-up takes place between 08:30 and 09:00.
For private tours, we recommend the same time slot, although pick-up can be arranged at a different time upon request.
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