We spent 2 weeks in Portugal. The best stop on our whole trip was a fairy-tale-like town just outside of Lisbon.0

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• August 20, 2026

On our two-week vacation to Portugal, my husband and I planned a fairy-tale day trip to the town of Sintra, less than an hour northwest of Lisbon. Known as the first center of European Romantic architecture, Sintra is home to a stunning palace, the remnants of an ancient castle wall, and a sprawling estate designed