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Category: sintra

Sugary pastry on blue patterned plate.

Pastries & Sites in Sintra, Portugal

May 31, 2023 Brent

Brent is in one of Portugal’s most popular cities, Sintra to try the famous local pastries. Plus, he visits sites…

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Posted in: Portugal, sintra, videos Filed under: moorish castle, Pena Palace, portugal, Queijada, Quinta da Regaleira, sintra, Sintra National Palace, Travesseiro
Pena Palace, Sintra, Portugal.

Pena Palace, Sintra, Portugal

May 18, 2023 Brent

One of Portugal’s top attractions is a fairy tale castle on a hilltop in Sintra outside Lisbon. Pena Palace origin…

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Posted in: Portugal, sintra Filed under: Pena Palace, portugal, sintra
Aerial view of Pena Palace, Sintra.

Sintra National Palace

May 4, 2023 Brent

The Pena Palace gets all the love in Sintra. But, for me, the Sintra National Palace is more interesting. Sure,…

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Posted in: Portugal, sintra Filed under: King Alfonso VI, portugal, sintra, Sintra National Palace
Lighthouse on a cliff overlooking the ocean.

Cabo da Roca, Portugal

March 15, 2023 Brent

Continental Europe’s westernmost point is marked with a monument on the windy cape. By far, the biggest tourist attraction in…

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Posted in: Portugal, sintra Filed under: azenhas do mar, cabo da roca, Colares, Lighthouse, portugal, sintra, wine, Winery
Vintage wine poster with bottle.

Colares – Daytrip from Lisbon

October 27, 2022 Brent

Colares is the smallest and oldest wine region in all of Portugal. Wine grapes have been cultivated here for 800…

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Posted in: Colares, Lisbon, Portugal, sintra Filed under: adega vadia, azenhas do mar, beaches, cabo da roca, Colares, Foodie, Lisbon, portugal, sintra, vineyard, wine, Winery
Sugary pastry on blue patterned plate.

Sintra’s Travesseiro pastry

August 24, 2022 Brent

The culinary highlight of Sintra is the Travesseiro. This light and flaky pastry is filled an egg yolk and almond…

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Posted in: Portugal, sintra Filed under: Casa Piriquita, pastry, portugal, sintra, Travesseiro

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