With sunshine bathing its multicolored facades against a backdrop of deep blue sky, the Pena Palace in Sintra is like a castle seen through a kaleidoscope. A jumble of bright yellow domes, red towers, ...
Offering alternatives to overcrowded destinations. Storybook Sintra is deluged with tourists After a visit in 1809, young Lord Byron called the Portuguese city of Sintra “glorious Eden.” The English ...
Historic Sintra is a little gem of a town in the hills, 30 minutes outside Lisbon by train. If you ever happen to be in beautiful Lisbon, you cannot miss visiting Sintra, a place of fanciful, ...
Perched majestically atop Monte Sereno, one of the three iconic hills of the Sintra mountains, this extraordinary mansion captivates with its unique castle-like architecture and breathtaking panoramic ...
The Flatiron Building was covered in scaffolding during my last trip to New York. And I’ve lost count of the number of museums and art galleries I’ve missed out on by turning up on the wrong day. But ...
As I approach Pena Palace, the crowning glory of Sintra, Portugal, I feel as if I'm entering a dream. And not just because I'm still sleepy from a night of wine tasting in Lisbon, a 40-minute train ...
SINTRA, Portugal — Fog and mist are generally not friends of travelers, particularly when those travelers have visions of a sunny and warm week in Portugal. But when fog and mist descend and then hug ...
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SINTRA, Portugal — With sunshine bathing its multicolored facades against a backdrop of deep blue sky, the Pena Palace in Sintra is like a castle seen through a kaleidoscope. A jumble of bright yellow ...
SINTRA, Portugal — With sunshine bathing its multicolored facades against a backdrop of deep blue sky, the Pena Palace in Sintra is like a castle seen through a kaleidoscope. A jumble of bright yellow ...
With sunshine bathing its multicolored facades against a backdrop of deep blue sky, the Pena Palace in Sintra is like a castle seen through a kaleidoscope. A jumble of bright yellow domes, red towers, ...