Discover SINTRA`s hidden gems on our walking tour
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16 Ratings
Sintra
Uncover Sintra's hidden gems on a small-group walking tour. Explore palaces, mansions, and taste local pastries. Experience the heart of the Romantic movement.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Sintra - Admire the fantastic city hall building.

  • Centro Historico de Sintra - Stroll along the promenade towards the village center, taking in the statues along the way and listening to the intriguing curiosities, legends, and secret stories that envelop Sintra. After a brief stop at the Moorish fountain, continue to the historical center.

  • Volta Do Duche - Savor the famous Sintra pastry, the Travesseiro, and enjoy the stunning view of the Moorish castle from the National Palace.

  • Sintra National Palace - Marvel at the incredible architecture of Portugal’s best-preserved medieval royal residence.

  • Igreja de Sao Martinho - Explore the old Gothic Church of São Martinho.

  • Lawrence Hotel - Visit Lawrence’s, the oldest hotel on the Iberian Peninsula, and see the small, romantic waterfall.

  • Tivoli Palácio de Seteais - From the Palace de Setais, enjoy a fabulous view of the Pena Palace and the Atlantic Ocean.

  • Quinta da Regaleira - Discover the impressive Quinta da Regaleira with its lush gardens, lakes, grottoes, and enigmatic constructions, including the world-famous Initiation Well. On some days, due to high fire risk, Quinta Regaleira may be closed. Alternatively, visitors can explore the interior of the Palacio Nacional de Sintra.

What's Included
  • Tasting of the traditional Sintra’s Pastry
  • A friendly tour guide
What's Not Included
  • On some days, due to high risk of fire, Quinta Regaleira may be close.
  • Alternatively, visitors may visit the National Palace of Sintra.
Additional Information

Benefit from a small-group guided walking tour and get an insider’s view of this mystical and magical village. Marvel at the Free Maison Quinta Regaleira. Considered a World Heritage site this mountain range is full of palaces, mansions, cottages and shrines set amidst lush and surrounding vegetation. Chosen by the Portuguese nobility and elite as a favourite place to spend the summer season, Sintra is the heart of the Romantic movement. Feel Sintra in a fun and relaxed way! Taste the typical Sintra pastry!

  • On some days, due to high risk of fire, Quinta Regaleira may be close. Alternatively, visitors may visit the National Palace of Sintra.
Location
Sintra
Your tour guide will be waiting for you outside the Sintra train Station building front of Restaurant Cyntia . Look out for the guide with a blue flag.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jessicabu7103yp
May 21, 2024
Great experience! - Rodrigo was an excellent and knowledgeable guide! The sites were beautiful, and we had enough time to wander around, take pictures, and try some delicious food in Sintra. I would definitely recommend taking this tour!
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Baileniamh
Jul 28, 2023
Friendly, fun and full of information 😊 - We had a great day trip with our really friendly and extremely knowledgeable guide Alex in Sintra. It was a small group and so we had lots of chances to ask questions. It was a good mix of guided activities and free time. Sintra is very magical and being part of a guided tour helped beat the crowded queues and focus on the magic. Thanks Alex for a great time. Niamh and Calvin, Ireland
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Y2049sschrish
Jul 6, 2023
Solo traveller, loved my Sintra experience - My tour guide was Diogo and he was amazing! So knowledgable, entertaining and approachable. The communication and organisation was top notch as well. It was easy to find the meeting point and the travel was very smooth and efficient. Sintra itself was incredible. Such a unique place, full of history and incredible views and architecture at every turn. I would 100% recommend!
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Debbie
Mar 28, 2023
Great guide and afternoon - We were lucky to get a last minute tour of Quinta de Regaleira and we’re looked after brilliantly by Victoria - who was enthusiastic and knowledgeable and guided us around this wonderful place with lots of interesting facts and information about the architecture and thoughts behind the design. A lovely afternoon. Highly recommend Victoria. Thank you 🙏🏻
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Sara_b
Dec 31, 2022
Recommended. - Good was knowledgeable and friendly. He was patient with our questions and made us feel comfortable.
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Michal_a
Oct 16, 2022
It was very good tour ,... - It was very good tour , the guid was excellent but it was challenging that he had to go through 3 languages
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831inesr
Aug 18, 2022
Nice tour and trip - Guide was very nice and took care of the group regarding queues and distances. Gave us insight about Sintra and the gardens. We did not expect having to pay the entrance fee as we thought it was included, but overall worth it and interesting!
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Ignacioa638
Sep 24, 2023
Be prepared to walk, greta views though. - It is a lot of walking that is worth the views and sites. A short 35-minute drive from Lisbon. The meeting point was a bit disorganized, my instructions said clearly "look for the red flag", there was never a red flag in place, and checking was confusing as other tours were in the same place also checking in. The guide was ok, instructions and leading weak, good information. Fare for what is the price. If you have any issues walking take a private tour, and also you will save a lot of time just waiting in long lines.
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Blancal748
Sep 30, 2022
Not good - Dear tugatrips tour, Hope this email finds you well. I have never had this before and I have never done this but the tour was not what was expected. There where no explanations on the background about Sintra or it's buildings and the tour around the Regaleira palace was fast (30min less than what was booked) and just mentioning small points or details. We where really looking forward to do this activity and booked a guide and not an audio tour to get more background and information of the amazing palace and this was not the case. 24 EUR per person for a walk, pastry and tips is overpriced with the guidance received. Hope this is read and useful for you as this is not usual. Kind regards,
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Alon
Oct 2, 2022
Terrible experience in beautiful Sintra - We had a very bad experince in this trip. Very unprofessional guide, not passionate, talks softly and didn;t care for us all to hear the little information she gave us, Little information if at all at every point. Like walking with audio guide alone but much less information. Regaleria however was beautiful. Terrible experience.
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