Sintra, Cascais and Pena Palace Tour from Lisbon

The Historic Center Tour provides the visitor with a visit to the noble space of Vila de Sintra where, walking through the streets and alleys of Vila Velha, we get to know its stories, in a summary of historical, literary and ethnographic, prehistoric, medieval, and romantic.

By choosing what palace (or palaces) to visit yours, the guide will suggest that it is best for you to visit between; "Quinta da Regaleira" a 19th century palace. although it seems to be older, with a decoration that impresses, rich in Masonic symbolism, Castle of the Moors a testimony of the Islamic presence in the region, built between the 8th and 9th centuries and enlarged after the Reconquest or why not the Palaçio da Pena, A reconstruction fantastic and revivalist, to the taste of the romanticism of the nineteenth century, which was due to the passion and imagination of the artist D. Ferdinand de Saxe-Coburg Gotha, consort of D. Maria II.

It is time to visit Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point of the European continent.

Cascais is a Portuguese village in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area subregion, belonging to the region with the same name and the district of Lisbon, with 64,310 inhabitants. Its origins as an independent entity date from the Carta da Vila, of June 7, 1364, in which King D. Pedro I of Portugal separated it from the term of Sintra, due to its economic development. Administratively, it only became independent in 1514. Occupied since the Paleolithic period, and with an important archaeological heritage, the municipality was focused on agricultural production, fishing and resource extraction from an early age. Its strategic position in Barra do Tejo also contributed to its importance, today boasting a vast military architectural heritage. Due to its natural and scenic values, both the town and the municipality experienced a surge in popularity that saw it become the preferred destination for Portuguese and foreign elites from the 19th century onwards.