For more than six centuries Sintra was the summer residence of the kings of Portugal because of its mild climate and densely wooded hills - still unspoiled!
Fantastic palaces and villas sprang up, giving Sintra the uniquely romantic, aristocratic feel it has even today. The list of sights in and around Sintra is long:
castles and monasteries, palaces and parks, museums and gardens.............
Sintra ( *** in Guide Michelin )
SINTRA's "cultural landscape" was declared
World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1995
Portugal Sintra Lisbon
A Luxury Manor House
Quinta das Sequoias
- only 30 kms from Lisbon Airport
and five minutes from Sintra