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PRIVATE Unforgettable Full Day Tour to Sintra from Lisbon

5.0 (270 reviews) 10–11 hours Free cancellation Private tour
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PRIVATE Unforgettable Full Day Tour to Sintra from Lisbon

About this activity

With me, avoid the queues for the tickets.

p r i v a t ----------- t o u r *** S o l o travellers are welcome

This tour will give you a full perspective of Sintra, it's history and the amazing landscape of the Natural Park.

By my experience, this is a unique opportunity to visit all these places, it will not be possible by yourselves.

I'll leave you in all the monuments, wait for you after each visit, take to the next visit and so on.

I don't impose a limit of time for the visit of each monument, it will depend on you.

There's no hurry in this tour, ending time doesn't exist. My goal is that, at the end, you're satisfied.

Licence 1114/2019

Day Trips Full-day Tours Bus Tours Private and Luxury Private Sightseeing Tours Cultural Tours Excellent Quality Additional fees

At a glance

Duration
10–11 hours
Confirmation
Instant confirmation
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Your group only
People per booking
1–8
Written guide
Portuguese, English, Italian, French, Spanish
Operated by
Window to Lisboa Van Tours

Ages: Infants (1–3 years) · Children (4–9 years) · Youth (10–17 years) · Adults (18–70 years) · Seniors (71–100 years)

What is included

Included

  • Included: Bottled water

Not included

  • Not included: Lunch
  • Not included: Dinner
  • Not included: Entrance fees: Park and National Palace of Pena
  • Not included: Entrance fees: Castelo dos Mouros
  • Not included: Entrance fees: National Palace of Queluz
  • Not included: Entrance fees: Quinta da Regaleira
  • Not included: Entrance fees: Palácio Biester
  • Not included: Entrance fees: Park and Palace Monserrate

Itinerary

  1. Palacio Nacional e Jardins de Queluz

    one hour Admission not included

    This is the first monument to visit, it takes around 1:30h to visit. I'll be waiting for you for the next monument.

    The National Palace of Queluz, also known as Queluz Royal Palace, is a Portuguese royal residence, in the municipality of Sintra, which was built as such between 1747 and 1760 on the project of the architect Jean-Baptiste Robillon and at the behest of Prince Pietro (Pedro) III (1717-1786) husband of Queen Maria I (1734-1816) who transformed a pre-existing country residence.

    Called the "Versailles of Portugal", the palace was used above all as a place of entertainment for the royal family: concerts, bullfights and fireworks were held there, especially on the occasion of religious holidays or other events.

    Queen Maria I lived here for many years, but otherwise the palace was not very frequented by the royal family.

    It is still used for concerts and as a reception place for foreign heads of state, it also houses the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art.

    Ticket costs 10eur

  2. Stop 2

    45 min Admission not included

    Palace that was restored and opened on 2023

  3. Castelo dos Mouros

    one hour Admission not included

    History shows that from 5,000 BC there was the occupation of this area by the Neolithic communities, thanks to objects that remain to this day which demonstrate this fact. In 1200 BC there was also a village in this place, which left numerous ceramic fragments. In the 8th century, the Muslim conquest of Al-andalus began in the Iberian territory. In the 10th century the castle was founded, administered by the caliphate of Cordoba. In 1147, the Arab domination of the castle ended, thanks to the conquest of Lisbon by D. Afonso Henriques. In 1287, D. Dinis donates the city of Sintra to Queen Santa Isabel. In 1995 the Castle and the Serra de Sintra are classified by UNESCO as a Cultural Landscape - World Heritage. In 2007 the rehabilitation of the Castle begins, already in possession of Parques de Sintra and in 2013 the Castle opens to the public, with reforms and adaptations for visitors.

    ticket costs 8eur

  4. Park and National Palace of Pena

    2 hours Admission not included

    In this monument, you will visit the beautiful gardens and the Palace.

    Built after 1840 by Maria II of Braganza (1819-1853), as a wedding gift for her husband, King Ferdinand II of Portugal (also known as Ferdinand II of Saxony-Coburg-Gotha; 1819-1885), on the ruins of a 15th century Gerosolimitan convent and designed by the German architect and baron Ludwig von Eschwege, the palace is under the protection of UNESCO, from which it was included in the World Heritage Site (like the entire historic center of Sintra) in 1995, and on 7 July 2007 he was elected one of the 7 wonders of Portugal.

    Now 2020 one of the 101 wonders for Lonely Planet.

    ticket costs: 7,5eur+7eur to visit the gardens and the palace.

    If you want, you can only visit the gardens.

  5. Quinta da Regaleira

    2 hours Admission not included

    Splendid palace and chapel in romantic style immersed in a park with lakes, caves, wells and fountains. Built by Carvalho Monteiro at the beginning of the century as a private residence, the estate remained in private hands until it was purchased by the local council in 1997

    With the help of the Italian architect Luigi Manini, he began to transform the villa and the surrounding property into the fascinating place we see today.

    It is difficult to imagine that a building of this size and pomp was, until recently, a private residence rather than a royal palace.

    The four-hectare property is just as interesting as the palace. It combines formal gardens with wild woods crossed by paths, decorated bridges, caves, lakes, waterfalls and fountains, all set between giant ferns and American redwood trees.

    The grounds also house a series of underground tunnels and two large wells that were once supposedly used in esoteric initiation ceremonies.

    ticket costs 8eur

  6. Parque e Palacio de Monserrate

    45 min Admission not included

    Another beautiful Palace with amazing gardens

  7. Azenhas do Mar

    15 min

    amazing landscape

  8. Farol do cabo da Roca

    15 min

    Cabo da Roca is the western most point of mainland Portugal and the westernmost Cape of continental Europe.

    It is located in the parish of Colares, municipality of Sintra.

    The site can be visited, not to the extreme but up to an area at an altitude of 140 m.

    The promontory forms the western end of the Serra de Sintra, precipitating on the Atlantic Ocean.

    Luís Vaz de Camões described it as the place "Where the land ends and the sea begins" (in Os Lusíadas, Canto III). [1]

    A stone motif with a plaque marks this geographical feature to all who visit this place.

    Its flora is varied and, in many cases, has unique species, being the subject of numerous studies that also extend to geomorphology, among others.

    In the area there is a lighthouse (Farol do Cabo da Roca).

    It is located in the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, in an area with easy access and a large tourist flow, with many people visiting it.

    On Sundays it is customary to meet different groups of motorcyclists.

    FREE entrance

  9. Santuario da Peninha

    15 min

    Stuning point of view

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

  • i pick you up at your accomodation

End point

  • i pick you up at your accomodation

Pickup points

I pick you up at your accomodation and the starting time is flexible.

If you're arriving on a ship or flight, we can manage it according to your arrival

Using your ticket

The tickets for the visits have to be bought at the monuments or online

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel You get back
At least one day before 100%
Less than a day before 0%
  • The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

  • Service animals allowed

  • Specialized infant seats are available

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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