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I've been to Sintra on a day trip from Lisbon to visit a few unique palaces, etc., but never knew about the tram to the beach.If you're spending any time in Lisbon as part of prepping for, or winding down from, the Portuguese Caminho, and you go out to Sintra to see the palaces, you can actually take an old open-sided tram from central Sintra down to the beach north of Cascais!
We stumbled upon this in a visit to Sintra early this spring. It's an exciting ride; the first part is quite steep out of the Sintra hills and the tram gets going quite fast on a route with lots of corners. It stops in several of the villages along the way. Really interesting and a nice beach visit. About 45 minutes.
That was how we'd felt about Sintra. We'd done the short really touristy tour before, but missed some of the gardens, which we really wanted to see.Me too.. Sintra was pretty but really way too touristy for me.. even in february. And I didn't care much for Cascais for similar reasons...
But the idea of trundling down out of the hills in a tram and screeching around corners, that sounds like fun, I'm sorry I missed it!
Wow, it must have changed a lot since I was there.Me too.. Sintra was pretty but really way too touristy for me.. even in february. And I didn't care much for Cascais for similar reasons...
But the idea of trundling down out of the hills in a tram and screeching around corners, that sounds like fun, I'm sorry I missed it!
Great tip. Thank you!If you're spending any time in Lisbon as part of prepping for, or winding down from, the Portuguese Caminho, and you go out to Sintra to see the palaces, you can actually take an old open-sided tram from central Sintra down to the beach north of Cascais!
We stumbled upon this in a visit to Sintra early this spring. It's an exciting ride; the first part is quite steep out of the Sintra hills and the tram gets going quite fast on a route with lots of corners. It stops in several of the villages along the way. Really interesting and a nice beach visit. About 45 minutes.
Sintra has gotten so incredibly over-touristed that they have banned cars from a lot of the center.Wow, it must have changed a lot since I was there.
I loved Sintra!
Ooooh! Thank you! I am going to Sintra when I take a few days in Lisbon next year and am now looking forward to this addition!If you're spending any time in Lisbon as part of prepping for, or winding down from, the Portuguese Caminho, and you go out to Sintra to see the palaces, you can actually take an old open-sided tram from central Sintra down to the beach north of Cascais!
We stumbled upon this in a visit to Sintra early this spring. It's an exciting ride; the first part is quite steep out of the Sintra hills and the tram gets going quite fast on a route with lots of corners. It stops in several of the villages along the way. Really interesting and a nice beach visit. About 45 minutes.
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