sintra
09.02.2008 - 09.02.2008
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Julie; Joe; Kari; Megan's European Holiday
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We headed to 3 coastal areas outside the city. Estoril and cascais-nicer areas and then headed to Sintra. Sintra is a city where kings and queens had summer homes. I lost my guide book. Would have been good help.
Little did we know when we followed a castle and palace sign we were about to go hiking. I had flip flops on and joe-dress shoes andd jeans. After Madrid we take all valuables with us-so joe had 20 extra pounds on him. I wondered why we were passing people with walking sticks. We were laughing all the way to the top of the palace. Really great seeing how they lived. The palaces in spain nicer-however this one had furniture-a real sense of life and style. We bought some bread and cheese and off to Porto.
Have no idea the difference between palace and castle. The castle next door very cool.
Posted by Jcarrara 09.03.2008 5:22 PM Archived in Tourist Sites | Portugal
The palace was a royal house, built in the 19th century, out of amusement and for leisure; the castle was a military space, built in the 8th century (1100 years before), out of precaution and for warfare.
09.23.2008 by araposo