Sintra, Roca Cape and Cascais
We will pick up you at your hotel around 9:00 am, and we take the route to Queluz Palace.
It is a palace of the eighteenth century and was built as a summer retreat for Dom Pedro of Braganza, who would later be her husband and King Consort of his niece, Queen Maria I Portugal. Stop to take pictures.
We continue with the tour through the historic center of Sintra where you can see the wonderful old streets and take pictures at the National Palace of Sintra and we will make a short walk tour and we will experience the pillows of Sintra and its Queijadas.
We will continue with our tour to Regaleira, a romantic place for excellence. It is the result of the achievement of myth-magical dreams of its owner, António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro (1848-1920) . Stop for photos and visit to its interior if it is your desire.
Then we find out Pena Palace, the most extravagant Portuguese palace built on a rock Altitude 500m dominating the entire coast to Lisbon. The Arabic architecture and Manueline very present in this palace, give life to the pure romantic style Portuguese.
Mandatory visit to Chalet of Edla Condess, and we will pass through Moors Castle, Seteais Palace, and Mosserrate Palace. A
Next we will go to Roca Cape, "where the land ends and the sea begins." Dominating the tumultuous waters 140m high which beat noisily against the rocks. It offers superb views of the Atlantic Ocean at its most wild but before we can make a stop at Adraga Beach for Lunch.
Nearby Cascais we will find, Hell’s Mouth. This gap in the rock is a giant canyon carved by the sea with the beating of the waves. A worthy spectacle to enjoy the sound of the waves reminding the devil's voice growling and spitting squirts water.
Finally the tour goes through Cascais, fishing village since the twelfth century and so remained until the day today. privileged place for the exiled European Nobility during the two world wars, still keeping his glamor and architectural richness of other times.
Return to Lisbon by following all along the coast, through Estoril, Carcavelos admiring the immense beaches that the coast offers us and that gives us welcome Lisbon but we announced the end of a single day spent in our company, thus ended the Tour to Sintra Cascais.
Return expected at 5 P.M. in Lisbon
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