The Moorish Castle
Pena Palace
Pena Palace estate
Pena Palace estate
While we were in Lisbon, we decided that it was worthwhile making a
daytrip out to Sintra – a town about 40 minutes away.
In short, Sintra is a UNESCO listed town choc-a-block full of
Romantic era castles, estates and palaces ranging from the 8th-19th
century. It is quite literally the stuff of fairy tales, with Hans Christian
Anderson (The Little Mermaid, The Nightingale, Sandman, The Princess and the
Pea, The Ugly Duckling) wrote many of his stories.
One defining feature of Sintra is how brightly coloured all the
buildings are. Unfortunately for us we happened to be there on an incredibly
misty, drizzly and overcast day. We could barely see a meter in front of our
faces. On the one hand it was a tad disappointing given how spectacular the
views are supposed to be. On the other, however, it created an incredible
atmosphere, particularly when visiting the old Moorish castle ruin, and then the forest surrounding Pena Palace.
It had a full on horror movie vibe. We wouldn’t have been surprised
to see some dead people poking their hands up from a lake.
It was amazing!
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