Sorin Agapie

Review of Parques de Sintra

If you arrive in Lisbon it is near unforgettable n...

If you arrive in Lisbon it is near unforgettable not to make an exit in the small town of Sintra. Trains to this destination are very frequent and the journey up to about 40 minutes but here you will definitely not get bored because you have many palaces and castles to visit.
From the station you have 2 possibilities to make the routes of palaces and castles.
A) You can choose a tour with tuk-tuk (light car discovered with 5-8 seats). For this you will pay 25 euros per person.
Those who organize these tours say that it will take you 4-5 hours. They will wait for you in every location you want to see until you return to your car. Personally I think you need a day to enjoy all the goals. Entries to castles / palaces will be paid in addition to the 25 euros for transport.
B) You can make routes with the buses provided by the authorities. These are 2 minutes walk from the train station. The price of a ticket is 12 euros. - Lisbocard does not offer you a discount. Taking such a ticket you have 3 established routes. These 3 routes will take you to all the objectives.
You have the opportunity to get off at what you want, to visit it and to wait for another bus to your next destination. (Hop in Hop off as many times as you like) The disadvantage of this second option, that of the bus, is that to visit all the objectives each time you must return to Sintra from where you will choose the next route.

At the time of the visit, Monserrate villa, as this was the purpose of the construction was in rehabilitation. There were no exposed furniture and no access to the upper level.
The gardens around the building are very spacious and beautiful. A walk of about 45-75 minutes will suffice. The price of tickets depends on the period of visit. Between 6 and 8 euros. This price offers a discount for those who own Libocard. There is also a discount for those under 18 but also for those over 65.

The opening time is 09.30 - 10.00 - depending on the season in which you visit - the closing time 17.00 -19.00 for the Palace and 18.00 -20.00 for the garden. The last ticket for the palace is offered 30 minutes before the closing time for the palace and 60 minutes before the closing time for the gardens.

In 2013 he won the European Garden Award in the category Best Development of a Historic Park or Garden