Railing thru Europe: Stop 1.3 Portugal-Sintra

Posted by ourjotterbook on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

From Lisboa, Sintra is only 40 mins away westwards by train. It has become a popular tourist attraction and is a must-see place when you visit Lisboa. Usually people would just hop on the shuttle bus that runs through some of the sights and attractions from the town centre on the way up to the Pena Palace, but feeling somewhat adventurous, we decided to trek our way up half thinking it shouldn’t take too long…

BAD IDEA… we ended up walking for hours feeling tired, sweaty and thirsty. I guess we kinda underestimate the distance and reminded ourselves to take the shuttle bus down later haha….but the view from the top was truly worth it!

The Palacio Nacional de Sintra at the background

Moorish Fountain

A view of the Historical city centre with the Castelo dos Mouros on top of the hill

Palacio da Regaleira

taking a rest in the Park of Pena

first sighting of the Pena Palace

Far view of the Castelo dos Mouros from the Pena Palace

Bronze warrior statue on the way to the up another hill

At the Cruz Alta (High Cross) view point we can see the Pena Palace in the distance

The Cruz Alta is carved in stone and the viewpoint is the highest place on the Sintra Hills

Next off, we will be taking the night train to Madrid, Spain!

j and yee signing off!