Portugal short range tours
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Program
Day 1
We leave in direction of the majestic and romantic Pena Palace** situated at the peak of Sintra mountain range. We
visit Sintra where we stop to lunch. During the afternoon, you will have free time to take a walk in the streets of the
village and appreciate the several antiques and handicraft shops, restaurants and tearooms, taste the so well
delicious tarts known as queijadas.
Enjoy a night’s rest at a Charming Hotel (4 *) in Sintra’s city center.
Day 2
We leave to Colares*, region demarcated and recognized for its table wines, proceeding to Cabo da Roca, the most
western point in continental Europe, passing by Guincho beach and Boca do Inferno always enjoying the coastal
panorama until Cascais where we take a glimpse of the fishing port. We return to Lisbon by Estoril Coast passing by
Estoril Casino and its gardens.
* Sintra-Colares : Made by Tramcar from April to October on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
** If possible ( otherwise replaced by Queluz Palace).
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... Described by Lord Byron as “Glorious Eden,” Sintra’s charms have long been celebrated. Once the summer
residence of the kings and Moorish lords, today Sintra is a romantic getaway for people from all around the world.
Inhabited since the pre-history period and by Celts and the Romans who called this area “The Mountain of the Moon”.
In the 8th to 9th century, Muslims built a castle here. During Medieval times, the Portuguese royal family, overflowing
with the pomp and riches from their colonial triumphs abroad, first came here to escape the heat (and stench) of the
summer in Lisbon. Beginning in the 14th century, the Portuguese aristocrats followed the royals to Sintra, a dwelling
place for hunting and relaxing. Stormy and mysterious, the mountain is covered by more than 1000 different species of
plants. Several artists from different countries came here to work, inspired in the beauty of this place, extolling its
beauty: “The Garden of Paradise”, “Garden of Europe”, “Glorious Eden”…
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...One of the most beautiful parts of the Estoril Coast is a succession of hills dotted with pine trees and houses, sweeping down
to the sea and the local villages with their typical houses and the old palatial villas along the sea front. Villas from the Roman
period have been excavated and inscriptions found of family names, names of the Gods they worshipped and names chosen
for their sons. Cascais became a lookout for Lisbon in the great maritime era of discovering new worlds. It was the first place
the navigators saw when they returned from long and adventurous voyages seeking their homeland. It was in Cascais during
the latter part of the XIX century, that the Royal Family first began to bathe. It was a custom which was becoming popular in
Europe and Cascais was an ideal place owing to its mild climate. Over the years, many important families have made Cascais
into a cosmopolitan town...
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