# What to visit in Sintra: 10 must-sees

Romantic palaces, mysterious estates and the hills: the best of World Heritage Sintra according to guides and visitors.

- 360 votes · 14 items
- Jun 2, 2019 · Margarida Teixeira
- https://even.best/en/l/664/what-to-visit-in-sintra-10-must-sees

## Top 10

1. **Pena Palace** (59 · ▲60 ▼1) — Brightly coloured 19th-century Romantic palace atop the hills.
2. **Quinta da Regaleira** (38 · ▲41 ▼3) — Palace, gardens and the spiralling Initiation Well.
3. **Sintra National Palace** (28 · ▲30 ▼2) — Portugal's best-preserved royal palace, with its two huge chimneys.
4. **Moorish Castle** (26 · ▲31 ▼5) — Medieval walls overlooking Pena and the Atlantic.
5. **Monserrate Palace** (23 · ▲27 ▼4) — Exotic palace of Indian and Moorish inspiration with botanical gardens.
6. **Cabo da Roca** (19 · ▲27 ▼8) — The westernmost point of mainland Europe.
7. **Chalet of the Countess of Edla** (15 · ▲15 ▼0) — Romantic Alpine-style chalet in Pena Park.
8. **Ursa Beach** (11 · ▲14 ▼3) — Wild beach next to Cabo da Roca, with difficult access.
9. **Travesseiros at Piriquita** (10 · ▲14 ▼4) — Puff-pastry and almond-cream sweets at the 1862 pastry shop.
10. **Seteais Palace** (8 · ▲17 ▼9) — 18th-century Neoclassical palace, now a hotel.
11. **Capuchos Convent** (7 · ▲15 ▼8) — 16th-century Franciscan convent lined with cork.
12. **Azenhas do Mar** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Village of white houses hanging over a cliff, with a natural pool.
13. **Old Town of Sintra** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Sintra's historic center, with narrow streets, shops and pastry shops around the National Palace.
14. **Queluz National Palace** (-1 · ▲9 ▼10) — The 'Portuguese Versailles', on the way to Lisbon.

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