Sintra Small Group Tour from Lisbon: Pena Palace Ticket Included
Explore Sintra and Cascais on a 9-hour group tour from Lisbon, limited to 8 people and only in English. You’ll visit the charming village of Sintra and you’ll have the chance to taste the delicious and famous pastries - travesseiros (pillows) and the Sintra cheesecakes (queijadas). Then you’ll visit the westernmost point of continental Europe - Cabo da Roca - once considered the end of the world. It will take your breath away! On the way to Cascais, you´ll enjoy astonishing sea views. Then you'll stop at Cascais, a lovely beach town where you can stroll around, have lunch, or snack. Your last stop is the unique and surprising Pena Palace, a formers royal palace that looks like a fairytale.
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Sintra Small Group Tour from Lisbon: Pena Palace Ticket Included
What's included in Sintra Small Group Tour from Lisbon: Pena Palace Ticket Included
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Centro Historico de Sintra
Sintra is an old and mainly pedestrian village that was founded thousand years ago. The Greeks named Sintra the "Mountain of the Moon" and today is still a true fairy tale village. Is a UNESCO world heritage site since 1995. Here you will have free time for lunch (lunch costs are not included) and to enjoy some famous travesseiros (pillows), in a old bakery that existed since 1862, they are light puff pastries that are turned, rolled and folded seven times, and then filled with delicious almond-and-egg-yolk cream and lightly dusted with sugar. You can also enjoy the Sintra cheesecakes.
Visit an old bakery (in the same family since 1862) to enjoy the famous travesseiros (pillows), which are light puff pastries that are turned, rolled and folded seven times, and then filled with delicious almond-and-egg-yolk cream and lightly dusted with sugar. Or you can enjoy the Sintra cheesecakes (the first references date back to the XIII century; at that time, these cheesecakes were a form of payment for rent).
ColaresPass-by Only
Colares and its famous wine cellars are on our way to the Atlantic Ocean. Colares is a quaint village famous for its wine, a royal passion that started in the 13th century. The landscape had been sticking in time and around we can enjoy old villas, beautiful mansions, small and big farm areas or a centenary tram.
Inclusions
- Maximum 8 people
- Local guide and driver
- Park and Palace of Pena entrance fee (€20 per person)
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Central meeting (pick up and drop off) point
- The tour will be only in English
- Food and drinks
- Hotel Pick up and Drop off
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The tour will be only in English
- Bring at least a light jacket since sometimes the weather is highly variable
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- 8:00 am at Avenida da Liberdade 9, in front of the Armani Exchange store. 1 minute walking from Restauradores metro station (blue line) or Gloria’s Funicular (bottom).