The Castle of the Moors is a hilltop medieval castle located in the central Portuguese civil parish of Santa Maria e São Miguel, in the municipality of …
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Apr 18, 2025
If you arrive in Sintra don't skip these ruins of Moorish castle. 412m above sea level. On a fine day, there are great views from the castle walls over the old town to Palacio da Pena. Enjoy the view…Full review by Kristina P
Apr 14, 2025
It's beautiful, but you need to be prepared to walk a lot on the stairs that are dangerous and where you can slip easily, and the danger is bigger when it's raining. If you are an athletic person, yo…Full review by alejandra patri... g
Apr 10, 2025
A beautiful spot. Take the steep hike from Sintra up through the woods, with amazing rock formations and luscious greenery providing shade. The Moorish castle, although a reconstruction by Ferdinand …Full review by JackiP71
Hi, I plan to visit Pena Park ( I don't plan to visit the inside of the Palace, just the park), Moorish Castle, and Regaleira. Would you recommend first go to Regaleira, lunch stop at city center, then go up to Pena Park and Moorish Castle or the reverse route? which route will be least crowdy? I heard that many tours start at Pena as first stop. So I am thinking maybe Pena in the afternoon would be less crowdy. Thanks for your advice.
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Hi. We got to Sinatra near 12 so we had no plans to see Peña Palace inside anyway. We spent a long time at the Moorish and then decided to walk back and got lost and so then had a …
Hi. We got to Sinatra near 12 so we had no plans to see Peña Palace inside anyway. We spent a long time at the Moorish and then decided to walk back and got lost and so then had a late lunch walked around the town and went home. You can see the outside of Peña Palce while walking.
Considering an excursion from a cruise to sintra. Can you see the castle and Pena palace from the town
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Nicola .. Well not really , You need to climb up the road or take a 434 bus up to Pena Palace (takes 20 mins approx) to get there. You can walk but is all up hill and just one road with ALL …
Nicola .. Well not really , You need to climb up the road or take a 434 bus up to Pena Palace (takes 20 mins approx) to get there. You can walk but is all up hill and just one road with ALL the traffic on it as well. Moorish Castle is very near to the Palace ..
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