Sintra is Portugal's fairytale land. Read one traveler's experience of exploring this beautiful destination.

Offering alternatives to overcrowded destinations. Storybook Sintra is deluged with tourists After a visit in 1809, young Lord Byron called the Portuguese city of Sintra “glorious Eden.” The English ...

This May 2013 photo shows tiled walls and arched doorways inside the Monserrate Palace in Sintra, Portugal. The palace is one of a number of castles and other spectacular buildings found in Sintra, ...

With sunshine bathing its multicolored facades against a backdrop of deep blue sky, the Pena Palace in Sintra is like a castle seen through a kaleidoscope. A jumble of bright yellow domes, red towers, ...

An enigmatic palace, caves and waterfalls, initiation wells... This estate in Sintra, Portugal, is one of the most remarkable in the region.

SINTRA, Portugal — Fog and mist are generally not friends of travelers, particularly when those travelers have visions of a sunny and warm week in Portugal. But when fog and mist descend and then hug ...

SINTRA, Portugal — With sunshine bathing its multicolored facades against a backdrop of deep blue sky, the Pena Palace in Sintra is like a castle seen through a kaleidoscope. A jumble of bright yellow ...