Lisbon Ahead Tours

Escape the city on a Sintra day trip from Lisbon with Lisbon Ahead Tours, specialists in full-day outings to the UNESCO-listed landscape that became the lasting symbol of Portugal’s Romantic period. Their itineraries pair Sintra’s great palaces with free time to wander the village at your own pace — local patisseries and Sintra’s beloved sweets included.

Their From Lisbon: Sintra Full Day Pena Palace, Regaleira & Monserrate packs the essentials into a single day: a walk through the lush Pena Park to the extraordinary Pena Palace, once the royal family’s summer residence; a descent into the famous Initiation Well at the mystical Quinta da Regaleira; lunch at leisure in the village; and a final stroll through the beautifully landscaped gardens of the elegant Monserrate Palace.