Citorah says

Walk the Pena Park loop counter-clockwise: start at Cruz Alta (the highest point in the park, 528m, the view nobody photographs because the tour groups don't make it up there), down past the Chalet of the Countess of Edla, then arrive at the palace itself just as the 10am tour buses are still queuing to enter.

From Best Day Trips from Lisbon 2026: Eight That Are Worth the Train, under “Sintra”.

Good to know

Price
€20 for the combined park-and-palace
Booking
Book your timed-entry palace ticket the night before on parquesdesintra.pt

As the guide had it on 28 Jun 2026. Check prices and hours with the place itself before you go.

Nearby

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    Pena Palace

    Citorah says Pick two palaces, not all of them — Pena plus Regaleira is the strongest pair.

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    Moorish Castle

    Citorah says A hill town of palaces and gardens — Pena Palace, the Moorish Castle, Quinta da Regaleira.

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    Quinta da Regaleira

    Citorah says From Pena, walk down to Quinta da Regaleira (€15 entry, the initiation well is the only piece of Sintra that nobody manages to make look ordinary in a photograph) or take the 434 to the Moorish Castle ramparts.

  • Citorah PickRestaurant

    Tascantiga

    Citorah says Tascantiga on Escadinhas da Fonte da Pipa (twelve minutes uphill from the station) does proper petiscos — octopus salad €12, presunto plate €14, around €20 a head with wine — on a terrace over the old town.

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