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Walking and Visit Sintra (Parque et Palácio da Pena - Cruz Alta - Castelo dos Mouros - Sintra)

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Distance
4.98 mi
Elevation gain
837 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
1,572 ft
Max elevation
1,777 ft
TrailRank 
58
Min elevation
597 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
2 hours 20 minutes
Time
3 hours 51 minutes
Coordinates
1406
Uploaded
June 22, 2021
Recorded
June 2021
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near Santa Eufémia, Lisboa (Portugal)

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EN: Start: main entrance Parque da Pena (Estrada da Pena, 2710-609 Sintra). Even if you do not want to visit the palaces and just for a hike you have to pay the ticket for this beautiful park. You can start the hike right from the Sintra train station, but the climb is less interesting and you will have more time for the paths in the Serra de Sintra. I advise you to take one of the means of transport that will take you directly from Sintra train station to the park entrance. If you leave Lisbon, trains run every 15 minutes from Rossio Station.

Serra de Sintra is a block of granite that forms a mountainous barrier where the rains coming from the ocean stop and that favors an exuberant vegetation, a mixture of Mediterranean, tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs. Parque da Pena has an area of ​​200 ha, is surrounded by a wall and has an impressive number of paths and alleys that you can explore at will. Our itinerary first connects the two highlights: the palace and Cruz Alta. After admiring from the outside and visiting the Palácio Nacional da Pena (don't miss the views from its terraces) we head to the highest point, Cruz Alta (529 m) which offers a huge panorama over the whole massif. We descend to the Valley of the Lakes and head to Castelo dos Mouros with its crenellated enclosure. From here we follow the red-yellow stripe circuit that takes us down to the historic city of Sintra where we can take advantage of the many restaurants, boutiques and visit the Palácio Real. We end the visit at the train station in Sintra, where it is very likely that it started.

FR: Départ : entrée principale Parque da Pena (Estrada da Pena, 2710-609 Sintra). Même si vous ne voulez pas visiter les palais et juste pour une randonnée, vous devez payer le billet pour ce magnifique parc. Vous pouvez commencer la randonnée directement depuis la gare de Sintra, mais la montée est moins intéressante et vous aurez plus de temps pour les sentiers de la Serra de Sintra. Je vous conseille de prendre l'un des moyens de transport qui vous emmènera directement de la gare de Sintra à l'entrée du parc. Si vous quittez Lisbonne, les trains partent toutes les 15 minutes depuis la gare du Rossio.

La Serra de Sintra est un bloc de granit qui forme une barrière montagneuse où s'arrêtent les pluies venant de l'océan et qui favorise une végétation exubérante, un mélange d'arbres et d'arbustes méditerranéens, tropicaux et subtropicaux. Le Parque da Pena a une superficie de 200 ha, est entouré d'un mur et possède un nombre impressionnant de sentiers et de ruelles que vous pouvez explorer à volonté. Notre itinéraire relie d'abord les deux points forts : le palais et Cruz Alta. Après avoir admiré de l'extérieur et visité le Palácio Nacional da Pena (ne manquez pas la vue depuis ses terrasses), nous nous dirigeons vers le point culminant, Cruz Alta (529 m) qui offre un immense panorama sur tout le massif. Nous descendons dans la Vallée des Lacs et nous dirigeons vers Castelo dos Mouros avec son enceinte crénelée. De là, nous suivons le circuit à rayures rouge-jaune qui nous mènera à la ville historique de Sintra où nous pourrons profiter des nombreux restaurants, boutiques et visiter le Palácio Real. Nous terminons la visite à la gare de Sintra, où il est fort probable que vous l'ayez commencée.

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