{"id":20567,"date":"2025-09-10T13:08:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T13:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/?post_type=destination&#038;p=20567"},"modified":"2026-05-22T10:29:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:29:04","slug":"sintra","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/destination\/sintra\/","title":{"rendered":"Sintra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sintra is built on green hills at the foot of the Sintra mountains part of the Sintra-Cascais Nature Park, 33 km north of <strong>Lisbonne<\/strong>. The town which was the summer resort for the Portuguese royal families, is famous for its magnificent royal palaces and villas, its beautiful gardens and parks, and the beautiful nearby beaches.This highly popular tourist destination offers mainly an opportunity to visit and admire magnificent 16th-19th centuries palaces and villas built on the green hills part of town. The palaces and villas were mostly designed in the Romantic Portuguese style, presenting eclectic fusion of Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo architecture and decoration styles.<\/p>\n                <div class=\"owl-carousel description-pics owl-theme\" id=\"description-gallery\">\n                                            <div class=\"item\">\n                                <div class=\"gal-cvr min-h\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sintra_Pena_LONG-01.jpg\" alt=\"National Palace of Pena, Sintra, Portugal\" \/>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <p class=\"gallery-img-caption\">National Palace of Pena<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"item\">\n                                <div class=\"gal-cvr min-h\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sintra_Castle_LONG-02.jpg\" alt=\"Sintra Castle, Sintra, Portugal\" \/>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <p class=\"gallery-img-caption\">Sintra Casle<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"item\">\n                                <div class=\"gal-cvr min-h\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sintra_NP_LONG-03.jpg\" alt=\"Sintra National Park Beach, Sintra, Portugal\" \/>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <p class=\"gallery-img-caption\">Sintra National Park Beach<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                \n<p>Stroll the picturesque historic center narrow cobblestone streets, and within a 1.5 km radius visit and admire the town\u2019s palaces,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The must-see <strong>National Palace of Pena<\/strong> the crown jewel of Sintra palaces<\/li>\n<li>The hilltop <strong>Castle of the Moors <\/strong>offering magnificent landscapes.<\/li>\n<li>The enchanting and mysterious <strong>Quinta da Regaleira<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The neoclassical<strong> Seteais Palace<\/strong>, currently an hotel, offering magnificent architecture and decorations, and great landscapes from its gardens.<\/li>\n<li>2 km west of the center visit the beautiful <strong>Monserrate Palace <\/strong>overlooking the Atlantic Ocean with its magnificent surrounding park and botanical gardens, considered one of the most important in Portugal.<\/li>\n<li>Within the town historic center visit the <strong>Sintra National Palace<\/strong>, especially if you do not plan to visit the <strong>National Palace of Pena, <\/strong>for its interior collection of Mudejar coloured tiles panelling, Azulejos, considered the most important in the world.<\/li>\n<li>On the way from Lisbon to Sintra consider visiting the magnificently decorated and restored 18th-century Rococo <strong>Queluz Palace<\/strong>, 16 km southeast of Sintra town center, which somehow reminds the French Versailles palace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Near Sintra, 11-17 km west of the historic town, enjoy some of the best beaches in the Lisbon area<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The picturesque <strong>Cabo da Roca<\/strong>, the westernmost point of mainland Europe.<\/li>\n<li>The northern <strong>Praia das Macas<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The nearby magnificent village of <strong>Azenhas do Mar<\/strong> set on a cliff<\/li>\n<li>The southern <strong>Praia Grande<\/strong>, <strong>Praia da Adraga<\/strong>, et <strong>Praia Ursa<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Access Sintra from Lisbon using a public bus, a train, or driving a beautiful, forested road heading west.<br \/>\nTheTjoy.com recommends to visit Sintra for 1-2 days visiting its palaces and villas, and if required consult with the local tourist center in Praca da Republica square.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sintra is built on green hills at the foot of the Sintra mountains part of the Sintra-Cascais Nature Park, 33 km north of Lisbon. The town which was the summer resort for the Portuguese royal families, is famous for its magnificent royal palaces and villas, its beautiful gardens and parks, and the beautiful nearby beaches.<br \/>\nThis highly popular tourist destination offers mainly an opportunity to visit and admire magnificent 16th-19th centuries palaces and villas built on th the green hills part of town. The palaces and villas were mostly designed in the Romantic Portuguese style, presenting eclectic fusion of Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo architecture and decoration styles.<br \/>\nStroll the picturesque historic center narrow cobblestone streets, and within a 1.5 km radius visit and admire the town\u2019s palaces.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-20567","destination","type-destination","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sintra Travel Guide Portugal | Travel with Joy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore Sintra\u2019s fairy-tale palaces, gardens, castles and scenic hills in one of Portugal\u2019s most magical destinations.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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