We are visiting Portugal in March and we plan to visit Sintra during the trip. The main attractions we would like to see are the following:
Pena Palace / Castle of Moors
Quinta da Regaleira
National Palace
From what I read it is not easy to walk between these locations due to hilly terrain. We have a rental car and my question is how easy will it be to park at each of these places or is there a way to travel between them via bus, train, etc?
Any advice is appreciated!
JP
I was there about a year ago and went to all four of those places in one day as a day trip from Lisbon using public transportation. I took the train to Sintra and from there took the public bus up the hill to Pena palace (timed entry ticket). From there I walked over to the Castle of Moors. From there walked downhill to Quinta and National palace and then walked through the town back to the train station. I would think you could park a car but it would be tricky, especially Pena palace. I saw parking lots but they were not close and those people had to walk too. I would also say whether or not if you drive or walk, the Castle of Moors is a knee buster with lots of up and down steep stairs. I was able to do it but I am in pretty good shape. The walk down the hill was very scenic and worthwhile. The other two stops (Quinta and National Palace) were just ok to me because I liked the first two stops better. If you only have time for two then those would be my two picks just because they are so unique and different.
Sintra is a small town and parking is limited. We stayed there for three nights a couple of years ago. We took a taxi from our hotel in town up the hill to the Pena Palace for a timed entry and walked down to the Moorish Castle and walked down from there into town.
