Residents in one picturesque Portuguese town are protesting to protect its historic centre in an ongoing battle against overtourism. For years, summer tourism to Sintra’s Unesco world heritage site ...

Plan Ahead: Due to the narrow roads and heavy traffic, it's advised that you do not drive to Sintra from Lisbon. Take the train from Rossio train station; Sintra is the last stop on the line. Located ...

In the 19th century Sintra became the first centre of European Romantic architecture. Ferdinand II turned a ruined monastery into a castle where this new sensitivity was displayed in the use of Gothic ...

UNESCO cities in Portugal may be few – there are five in total across the mainland and islands – but they tell a disproportionate amount of the country’s story. Each one has a historic centre ...

Eighteen miles and a world away from Lisbon, it’s easy to see why Sintra—with its cool, lush hills and proximity to the Atlantic coast—is where Portuguese royals used to spend their summers. Today, ...

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An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link I almost didn't go. After spending several weeks running around Lisbon, Porto, the sun-drenched beach region of Algarve, and everywhere in between ...