Welcome to the Moon Hill. In this sightseeing tour you are going to discover one of the most romantic villages in Europe. The town is intertwined with Portugal’s History and each Palace or Castle has their significant and unique history behind.
Our Tours are trips accompanied by a private Guide who, aboard of the Piaggio Ape Calesino 200 model, the famous Tuk Tuk. Come and enjoy the best views of the monuments in a panoramic vehicle.
You are going to be picked up in our meeting point with a very easy access, near the train station of Sintra
Up next you are going to be driven around the town, with the first stop at the Sabuga’s fountain, the water source build during the 18th century.
On the following you are going to see the National Palace of Sintra, the former residence of Royalty in Portugal and one the oldest palaces in the country.
Next stop you will see a former Hollywood production scenery, the Biester Palace, residence of an aristocratic family which enchanted Roman Polanski and Johnny Deep during the Ninth Gate footage.
As you watch the beauty of the exotic vegetation, you are going to be driven to a viewpoint where we see the Moorish Castle, the medieval fortress built a thousand years ago.
One of the most expected parts of the tour, you are going to see the Pena Palace, the most remarkable construction of romanticism in Europe, you are going to learn about it’s history as well appreciating the best view from outside as possible.
Driving to the other side of the mountain, you’ll see the Regaleira State. It’s fascinating simbolism aside it’s antonishing neo-manuelin architecture is making the palace to become one the gems of Portugal.
Another highlight of your journey is to see the neoclassical style of the Seteais Palace and it’s amazing views over Sintra’s land, the actual usage of this Palace is a 5 stars Hotel with an exuberant gardens.
And the visit is not done until you see the Monserrate Palace, with an astonishing gardens, elected the most complex gardens of Europe, an very harmonic construction representing the spirit of a romantic village influenced by foreigns, the English Lords who built this Palace and gardens left behind an legacy of artistical spirit that resists until today in this magical mountain.
To finish the tour we can drive you to the monument that you want to visit inside, to the historic centre or train station
Entry fees of the monuments are not included.
Suggestions of what to do and how to do it throughout your stay in Sintra.
Avoid long lines to enter the monuments, our Tour will give you the best panoramic views and tell you everything you need to know.
