We are planning a trip to Sintra Portugal to see the Pena Palace from Lisbon. Sounds like, upon doing some reading, it is a hard sight to get to. Any suggestions to make it easier to see? LIke, best way to get to the palace ticket booth. Do we take the train , bus or private guide(like Viator) to get to the palace from Lisbon?
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Chicago
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I had the same concerns as you when I was in Lisbon last March. I ended up taking this day tour and it worked out great:
https://lisbonriders.com/group-tours/sintra-cascais/
This is what I said about the tour in my trip report:
This is another tour I debated taking. Do I take the tour? Do I see
Sintra and Cascais on my own? The more I read about some of the issues
with the buses in Sintra, I thought it would be easier to just take
the tour. Plus, the stop at Cabo da Roca looked like a nice photo
stop. What a great decision, because this tour was just fantastic!!!!
Tania was the tour guide, and it’s too bad they can’t clone her and
have her do all tours. She was warm, engaging, and informative. Plus,
the tour members (8 total including me) were just a great group to
spend the day with. This tour was part guided, with free time in both
Sintra and Cascais.
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/trip-reports/solo-in-lisbon-portugal-my-trip-report
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252 posts
2nd vote for Lisbon Riders. We did it last June. Fantastic and so much easier to let someone else do the logistics.