Residents in one picturesque Portuguese town are protesting to protect its historic centre in an ongoing battle against overtourism. For years, summer tourism to Sintra’s Unesco world heritage site ...

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 ...

Eighteen miles and a world away from Lisbon, it’s easy to see why Sintra—with its cool, lush hills and proximity to the Atlantic coast—is where Portuguese royals used to spend their summers. Today, ...

Offering alternatives to overcrowded destinations. Storybook Sintra is deluged with tourists After a visit in 1809, young Lord Byron called the Portuguese city of Sintra “glorious Eden.” The English ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link I almost didn't go. After spending several weeks running around Lisbon, Porto, the sun-drenched beach region of Algarve, and everywhere in between ...

Do you like history, mysticism, architecture, and extravagant displays of wealth? If you're answer was yes, then I have a surprise for you: Paradise awaits just an hour outside Lisbon, Portugal-and it ...

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