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From Sintra to the sea /
Take advantage of your holidays in Lisbon to enjoy some moments of pure relaxation close to the capital.

Begin your trip in Sintra, one of the most magical places in both Portugal and Europe, and fill your lungs with the fresh mountain air, refreshing your soul with the immense cooling shade offered by the Parque de Monserrate and the Parque da Pena and visiting their respective romantic palaces. In order to get to know all the tastes and flavours of good living, try the local regional pastries, such as queijadas and travesseiros.

Discover the streets filled with old houses and small palaces that spread over the hillside and the Palácio da Vila, with its huge conical chimneys forming the predominant feature of the town’s historic centre. Travel through history by wandering through the different rooms of this marvellous building and see a beautiful and important set of Mudejar “azulejos”.

After this, make your way up the zigzags of the road leading to the Palácio da Pena, with the sunlight forcing its way timidly through the trees. This palace’s mixture of different styles, all displaying a highly romantic taste, is like the icing on top of the mountains. Stop here and have lunch, or perhaps you might like to move on to Seteais – another palace now converted into a hotel – offering a sweeping view of different shades of green that lead you all the way to the sea.

After lunch, visit Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point of mainland Europe, with its superb view over the sea and, arriving at Guincho, relax for a while on the terrace of an outdoor café, while you watch the surfers demonstrating their own special brand of skills.

If you choose to stay in Cascais, there is an excellent supply of both restaurants and accommodation, and you can always spend the next day getting to know the town better, either on foot or by bicycle. You may, however, prefer to return to Lisbon by the road along the seafront and spend some time in Belém, admiring two of the most mythical architectural works from the period of the Portuguese Discoveries, each of them classified as World Heritage: the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos and the Torre de Belém.

Let your sweet tooth be tempted by the famous cream cakes of the Pastéis de Belém café or relax on the terrace of the Centro Cultural de Belém, watching a free concert in the early evening. Have dinner in the riverside area and then relax and have fun in one of the bars or discos to be found there.
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