If Pena Palace in Sintra, Portugal, feels busy and overwhelming, the Moorish Castle Sintra, or Castle of the Moors, is the complete opposite. It’s quieter, more spread out, and focused … The post ...

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 ...

The Flatiron Building was covered in scaffolding during my last trip to New York. And I’ve lost count of the number of museums and art galleries I’ve missed out on by turning up on the wrong day. But ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Eccentric millionaire Antonio Augusto Carvalho Monteiro would have gotten a good laugh. We’re exploring the mystical grounds of his romantic Quinta da ...

I almost didn't go. After spending several weeks running around Lisbon, Porto, the sun-drenched beach region of Algarve, and everywhere in between, I thought: Why not relax on my last day in Portugal ...

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