"Sintra : residence of the kings" Sintra by ptitetoile

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A tourist region par excellence, Sintra is one of the most delightful places to be found in Portugal.
It has attracted a lot of kings, artists and poets and now tourists!
The nature is the biggest richness of the district. The green is the main color (because of the sufficient amount of humidity and rain) and the variety of trees and plants everywhere, and especially in the parks of the numerous palaces, diffuse a wonderful smell.

A lot of poets fell in love with Sintra :

The poet Afonso Lopes Vieira : "In all the land of Portugal, the whole expanse of Europe, Sintra stands out as one of the loveliest, rarest places that Nature's prodigious hand has created"

The English poet Robert Southey : "the most bless, spot on the whole inhabitable globe".

The English poet Byron : "the most pleasing in Europe"

"a garden of the earthly paradise".

If you go there, you wil understand it! One palace is nicer than the other, and their garden more romantic than the other!

The main palaces of the region are :

National Palace
Queluz Palace
Seteais Palace
Monserrate Palace
Moorish Castle
Quinta da Regaleira
Pena Palace

I saw the last 4 palaces and visited the last 2 palaces and their corresponding parks... and did that during two days... unforgettable!

The old Sintra is quite small and it is worth to walk in the small streets to discover some little treasures like this fountain...

Green luxuriance and paradise...

  • Last visit to Sintra: May 2004
  • Intro Updated Jun 29, 2005
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  • Aug 19, 2006 at 5:26 AM

    Very nice pages!! Greatings from Portugal :-)

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    Jun 28, 2005 at 7:44 AM

    I really love your Portugal pages. We are going in 3 days and your pages made me dream...thank you.

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    Mar 30, 2005 at 11:29 AM

    Nice page about the lovely Sintra. I had been there twice but i didn't go to Quinta da Regaleira, i have to return there fore sure! Nat

  • bambino36's Profile Photo
    Sep 18, 2004 at 2:34 PM

    Quinta da Regaleira is a fascinating place. Beautiful pics of Sintra! Cheers :)

  • Bigjones's Profile Photo
    Aug 10, 2004 at 1:13 AM

    Chouettes photos, surtout celle du Park of the Quinta et celle avec les fleurs rouges. Ca a l'air vachement joli.

  • quartinb's Profile Photo
    Jul 13, 2004 at 6:53 AM

    green page, green....!

  • Bwana_Brown's Profile Photo
    Jul 3, 2004 at 8:27 AM

    Great photos of the green paradise of Pena and its Palace!! An amazing spot!

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