Sintra Village & Beaches Renault 4L Tour (3h)

It was built in the 18th century. People use to come to this fountain to fill their bottles by draining natural water and humidity from the top of the mountain. It is the largest source we have in Sintra.

In the center of Sintra village, it marks the landscape with the unmistakable architecture of the two conical chimneys that overlap the royal kitchen .It is the only palace that has spanned the entire history of Portugal.

Built in the last half of the XIX century by José Luís Monteiro inspired by different styles, such as that of Luigi Manini and among others, by order of the Biester family.

Isolated high up, on one of the peaks of the Sintra mountain, the Moorish Castle is a fortification founded in the 10th century, a time of Muslim occupation of the Iberian Peninsula. Its famous walls snake through the mountains with their granite blocks between rocks and cliffs.

The great sacred jewel of Portugal, built in the 19th century by D.Fernando II, from Austria, and who married the Portuguese queen.
Its contrasting colors highlight the view on a mountain peak full of mysteries.

Ordered to be built by António Augusto Monteiro and commissioned to the Italian Luigi Manini. This is where the famous Initiatory Well is located, with an unparalleled mystique along with the resulting tunnels and lakes.

Palácio de Seteais, an elegant palace located near the Sintra village, was built in the 18th century for the Dutch consul, Daniel Gildemeester, on a portion of land provided by Marquês de Pombal.
Nowadays, it belongs to the Tivoli Hotel Group.

A writers' retreat, Monserrate attracted countless of foreign travelers, especially English, who extolled its beauty in travel reports and engravings. When Francis Cook, a wealthy 19th-century English industrialist and major art collector, visited the site, he was fascinated. From this passion, it was born a masterpiece of Romanticism: the Park and Palace of Monserrate.

As its name suggests, it is a beach of more than two kilometers, making it the largest beach in Sintra. Very popular among surfers and bodyboarders, having already been the stage for numerous European and world championships of these modalities.

A beach measuring approximately 250 meters that has a sea very propiscious to the practice os surf due to its very strong waves. Several commercial establishments have been set up, from restaurants to cafes and bars, as well as local craft houses, transformig the bach as a meeting point for people from Sintra, who enjoy their terraces and excellent food.
Additionally, another attraction of this area is the famous tram ride that connects the centre of Sintra village and ends at the seaside, at Praia das Maçãs.

Former fishing village, in recent decades it has become a peaceful vacation spot and a place of inspiration for many painters.
This beach, of only thirty meters wide, is so small that it practically disappears at high tide. However, its splendid landscape, with white houses perched on the cliffs overlooking the sea, became a must see tourist destination for anyone visiting the Sintra region.