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26 Listed places
4.5 average across 25 rated listings
Estrada da Pena • R. Barbosa du Bocage 136 • Ac. Particular 3
Paid admission; current prices and age concessions are listed on the official website. – Paid admission; see the official Parques de Sintra hours and prices page
Popular Neighborhoods:
Estrada da Pena R. Barbosa du Bocage 136 Ac. Particular 3 R. Barbosa du Bocage 5 Largo Rainha Dona Amélia

Abegoaria e Quinta da Pena

Estrada da Pena
Famous for: A historic apiary and rural garden ensemble within Sintra’s 19th-century Parque da Pena.

Explore Pena Park’s historic apiary and farm gardens in Sintra, a quiet 19th-century rural counterpoint to the National Palace of Pena.

History Buffs Nature Enthusiasts Families with Kids

Air Museum

Famous for: Restored military aircraft, pioneer aviation displays and the history of Portuguese airlines and airports.

Explore Portugal’s Air Museum at Granja do Marquês near Sintra, with restored aircraft, pioneer displays and TAP history across spacious hangars.

Aviation enthusiasts Military history travelers Families with school-age children

Capuchos Convent

Estr. dos Capuchos
Famous for: Sixteenth-century Franciscan austerity expressed through cork-lined cells and tiny rooms built around Sintra’s granite boulders.

Explore Capuchos Convent in Colares: a 1560 Franciscan retreat with cork-lined cells, granite-built rooms, and wooded paths in the Serra de Sintra.

Franciscan history enthusiasts Vernacular architecture admirers Woodland walkers

Gruta do Labirinto

Quinta da Regaleira
Famous for: Artificial cave passages within Quinta da Regaleira’s theatrical gardens, created for Carvalho Monteiro and designed with Luigi Manini.

Explore Gruta do Labirinto at Sintra’s Quinta da Regaleira: an artificial grotto with winding passages, garden scenery, and practical visiting tips.

Historic garden enthusiasts Architecture lovers Confident walkers

Historic Center

Famous for: The National Palace's conical chimneys, cobbled lanes, travesseiro pastries and its role as gateway to Sintra's hilltop palaces

Sintra's UNESCO-listed old town: the twin-chimneyed National Palace, cobbled pastry lanes with travesseiros, and walks to Regaleira and the castle.

History Buffs Couples First-Time Visitors

Initiation Well

R. Barbosa du Bocage 9
Famous for: A dramatic underground spiral staircase connecting Quinta da Regaleira’s symbolic gardens with a network of tunnels.

Descend Sintra’s 27-meter Initiation Well at Quinta da Regaleira, explore its tunnels, and plan tickets, transport, and time across the historic estate.

Architecture enthusiasts Garden explorers History-focused couples

MU.SA – Museu das Artes de Sintra

Av. Heliodoro Salgado SN
Famous for: Portuguese painting, sculpture and photography shown in Sintra's elegant 1920s former casino beside the train station

Sintra's municipal art museum in the 1920s former casino by the train station, showing Portuguese painting, sculpture and photography. Closed Mondays.

Art Lovers Culture Seekers History Buffs

Museu Anjos Teixeira

Azinhaga Sardinha
Famous for: Intimate municipal museum showing plaster studies, bronzes and portrait busts by Portuguese father-and-son sculptors Artur and Pedro Anjos Teixeira

Sintra municipal museum of sculpture by Artur Gaspar and Pedro Anjos Teixeira, open Tue–Sun, a 10-minute walk from Sintra train station.

Art Lovers History Buffs Culture Seekers

Museu de História Natural de Sintra

R. Paço 20
Famous for: A collector-built natural history collection of fossils, minerals, shells and rocks in Sintra’s 1893 old town building

Explore fossils, minerals, shells and rocks collected over 50 years in an 1893 building beside Sintra’s National Palace.

Geology enthusiasts Families with curious children History Buffs

Museu Ferreira de Castro

R. Consiglieri Pedroso 34
Famous for: Literary museum devoted to novelist Ferreira de Castro, author of A Selva, in Sintra's historic centre.

Sintra's literary museum honoring A Selva author Ferreira de Castro, with manuscripts, his library and art, steps from the National Palace. Closed…

Literature Lovers History Buffs Culture Seekers

National Palace of Sintra

Largo Rainha Dona Amélia
Famous for: Portugal’s oldest royal palace, distinguished by twin chimneys, Moorish tiles and Manueline heraldic interiors.

Explore Sintra’s medieval royal palace: twin chimneys, Manueline rooms, Moorish tiles and the heraldic Coat of Arms Room in the old town.

History Buffs Art Lovers Families with Kids

NewsMuseum

R. Visc. de Monserrate 26
Famous for: Interactive exhibits on journalism, propaganda, fake news and a century of history as told by the media.

Interactive Sintra media museum on Rua Visconde de Monserrate covering fake news, war reporting, propaganda and a 360° film. Open daily 10AM-6:30PM.

History Buffs Journalism Students Families with Teens

Park and Palace of Monserrate

R. Barbosa du Bocage 136
Famous for: An exotic 1858 Romantic palace surrounded by a world-class botanical garden with plants from five continents.

Sir Francis Cook's 1858 Moorish-Gothic palace in Sintra, with a 33-hectare garden of ferns, cacti and roses. Open daily 9AM-7PM.

History Buffs Architecture Enthusiasts Garden Lovers

Park Liberdade

Volta do Duche 60
Famous for: Free shaded hillside park in Sintra with exotic trees, winding forest trails, tennis courts and town views.

Free hillside park on Sintra's Volta do Duche with shaded forest trails, exotic trees, tennis courts and a playground, a 10-minute walk…

Nature Lovers Families with Young Kids Walkers

Parque da Pena

Estrada da Pena
Famous for: Portugal’s largest arboretum, Romantic-era garden structures, fern collections and hilltop views around Pena Palace.

Explore Sintra’s 85-hectare Parque da Pena, from fern gardens and lakes to Cruz Alta’s sweeping palace-and-coast views.

Nature lovers photographers couples

Parque das Merendas

Estrada da Pena 24
Famous for: A free, shaded Sintra picnic park with aromatic plant beds and woodland paths on the road to Pena

Free municipal park on Estrada da Pena in Sintra, open daily 10AM-6PM, with shaded rustic picnic tables, woodland paths and fragrant aromatic…

Nature Lovers Couples Families

Pisoes Waterfall

Ac. Particular 5
Famous for: A small roadside cascade and natural spring surrounded by woodland near Sintra’s historic center.

Visit Pisoes Waterfall in Sintra for a free roadside cascade, woodland shade, and a short scenic pause near Quinta da Regaleira and…

Independent walkers Nature photographers Budget travelers
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  • Estrada da Pena: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • R. Barbosa du Bocage 136: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • Ac. Particular 3: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • R. Barbosa du Bocage 5: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
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