SINTRA, Portugal

R@ptor · #1 Posted **Jul 20, 2011, 2:00 PM**

My other recent European threads:

Amsterdam – Best of 2010
Frankfurt
Germany (Regular updates)
Heidelberg
Lisbon

Sintra is for Lisbon what Versailles is for Paris. A town of barely 30,000 that is located about 30 minutes from the city by train and that gets visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists each year, not because of the city itself, but because of its castles and palaces such as the Castelo dos Mouros and the Pena Palace which are world heritage sites.

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ColDayMan · #2 Posted **Jul 20, 2011, 3:05 PM**

A stunner.

Travis007 · #3 Posted **Jul 20, 2011, 3:06 PM**

Beautiful photos, Portugal has such grand castles. Hope to visit someday!

Lipani · #4 Posted **Jul 20, 2011, 5:24 PM**

Yet another awesome Portugal thread. Looks like a great place to visit.

Kingofthehill · #5 Posted **Jul 20, 2011, 11:08 PM**

one of my favorite countries!

Okayyou · #6 Posted **Jul 20, 2011, 11:21 PM**

Some crazy colors on those castles. I had never heard about this place til now. Thanks.

RobertWalpole · #7 Posted **Jul 21, 2011, 12:28 AM**

Magnificent!

BUFFALOVE!! · #8 Posted **Jul 21, 2011, 12:48 AM**

portugal is seriously underrepresented on the site. what an amazing country in terms of architecture and urbanity. not to mention the incredibly kind, warm, open and friendly people!