🇵🇹 Day Trip to Sintra, Portugal

Picture: castles and hills by the seaside. What's not to love! It’s an simple day trip from a Lisbon. You can do it as a relaxed day of nature and castles or a packed day of sightseeing all the majors! This guide gives you: - the best options on how to get there - what to prioritize if you want a slower day or a do-it-all day - 2 lunch options at different price points - how to get between each place (they're not walkable, and parking isn't simple) - pro tips on what to look for within each palace or site - an interactive map to help navigate you to each spot

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Sintra sits only an hour from Lisbon, making it an effortless day trip. The historic town is packed full of castles, each with its on spin on design.

Because of Portugal’s explorer history, there are a ton of Islamic and eastern influences in design elements of these castles. The result is something that feels almost out of a fairy tale: beautiful combinations of styles you won’t find anywhere else in the world.

Getting to Sintra

One of the best-kept secrets of Portugal is that Ubers are crazy cheap. Seriously, you can catch an Uber to Sintra (about an hour's ride) for 18-25€, depending on time of day. That's crazy cheap for private chauffering!

If you'd rather take public transport, you can take the train. It runs about every 20 minutes and costs about 3€ per person each time way.

Keep in mind that catching the train still means you'll have to get a ride up to the entrance of each location - the only one that's walkable from the station is the Quinta da Regaleira.

My advice is to plan to Uber up to the entrances of each place - they're very cheap within the city, maybe 3€ per trip.

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Emma | Where's Emma Now

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Amateur Italian, travel advisor, and adventurous eater! I’m a travel creative living in small town northern Italy, and I've been planning travel for over 15 years. I've lived on three continents and visited over 40 countries, so I'm passionate about helping travelers experience the best of a location, no matter where! I love both/and travel: I want to see the big sights AND the local hangouts, the big cities AND the small towns. I’d love to help you do it too! If you’re going to Rome for the first time, you don’t need me to tell you to see the Colosseum. But you might want me to tell you if it’s better as a guided tour or on your own, what add-on’s are worth the money, and what are the extra secret things your ticket can get you! My favorite part of travel is eating well: finding the local haunts, tasting a new wine, and trying the local dishes. Amazing food doesn't have to be expensive: sometimes the best of a place is in the street food! But if it is a splurge, I'll make sure it's worth every penny. I'd love to work with you to create the trip of your dreams!

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Sintra, Portugal

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Lisbon, Portugal

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