Medieval Sintra Free Walking tour

The mist of time hides many stories of the old Sintra (luminous star). This captivating tour will guide you through a history of romanticism, medieval ideals, and mysticism.

What is a Free Tour?

It is about a walking visit with a qualified guides for free. Once the tour is finished, you can put a price according to your level of satisfaction.

Things to do Medieval Sintra Free Walking tour

This free tour is a great introduction to Sintra and you’ll get to see the village center most important sites in this tour. The medieval sintra walking tour will take you through the birth of Sintra and its epic XIX century romantic expansion showing you many of Sintra’s attractions and offering you dozens of local tips and plenty of things to do in Sintra.

We will begin our free tour at the exquisite town hall facing the Sintra mountains which are at the origin of the name of this enchanted place. With the Moorish castle looking down on us, we will share stories about Templars in Portugal and about Gualdim Pais, the first Portuguese Knight Templar. After knowing the story behind one of Sintra’s mouthwatering pastries, the Queijada, we set off to explore and understand why Sintra is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

On this Sintra guided tour we will visit the São Martinho church and hear about the freemasons in Portugal, Sintra National Palace and its relation to the Discovery Age, the Sintra castle always lurking, and the luxurious Sintra forests always around us. We will have another break to add some more calories to the tab, this time savoring the pillow shaped Sintra travesseiros. Many consider Sintra one of the most beautiful places in the world but it was the German-born Portuguese king Ferdinand II who better than anyone else paid tribute to this magical place. The Pena Palace and many other chateaux and mansions in Sintra are part of the Romantic Movement of the XIX Century which transformed this charming medieval town into a fairytale.

No Sintra guided tour could avoid the mystical Quinta da Regaleira where you will hear all about the Sintra Initiation Well and the many hidden symbols that the property holds due to its owner vision Monteiro dos Milhões. This is Sintra’s best walking tour and as you can see we go by many of the must see places to visit in Sintra. Being a walking tour we will not visit the Pena Palace or the Moorish Castle since both are too far away although many guests take the afternoon to enjoy one of these beautiful Sintra UNESCO sites. You will also be rewarded by our guide’s top things to do in Sintra. Hop in our Sintra Free Tour so you make take many magical memories of Sintra back home.

Highlights to see in Medieval Sintra Free Walking tour

  • The Heart of the Village Sintra National Palace São Martinho's Church Arab Heritage Christian conquer and the Templar Order Masonry and Secret Orders Moorish Fountain Romantic Movement Palace of Seteais Quinta da Regaleira Queijadas of Fábrica da Sapa ...and much more!

Details

Duration
2 hours 30 minutes
Language
Guide in Spanish and English
Price

Adults: free

Availability and starting time

11:30 - Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday

When to book?
You can reserve up to before the activity
Free cancellation
If you will not be able to attend the tour, please cancel the reservation, so that the guide does not wait.

Included

Tour Guide
1 Participación en Premios Mensuales: Ver Premios

Excluded

Moorish castle and pena palace because its very long way to the top of the mountain.

Meeting point

Jardim da correnteza, Beautiful overview of sintra-Black/white Umbrella

Conditions

How to book?
Limited availability. Book as soon as possible to guarantee availability. Choose date and fill in the required fields. Secure and protected payment. You will immediately receive your booking confirmation.
Super safe route! COVID-19 efforts
Our route takes the recommendations and key considerations of security and protection against Coronavirus.
Is the interior of the monuments visited?
Only the exterior of the named sites
Is the tour adapted for people with reduced mobility?
Not adapted
Guaranteed departures without min of travelers
Not
Are animals allowed?
Not
Activity recommended for children?
Yes, families are welcome

Our promises

Best price guaranteed
Quick and easy reservation
Multilingual Customer Service
Secure payment

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Would you like this tour in private?
Reservation online or by phone (+34) 621002436
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