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Located just 30 km from Lisbon, the town of Sintra seems to take you to a different world. Every year thousands of visitors come to admire its artistic and cultural heritage, just as European royalty and writers such as Lord Byron (“the glorious Eden!”), Hans Christian Andersen and Luís Camões did before them. Last year it was my turn.
Sintra Portugal - mist forms on the hills and spreads through the trees . I calmed down the colours in this and enhanced the reds a little...
The name Sintra is derived from the Celtic word Cynthia, meaning "moon." Around 300 BC, a Celtic moon temple stood in this area.[citation needed] Sintra is located at the foot of the Sintra Mountains.
When the Moors conquered the area in the 8th century, they called it Chintra or Zintira.
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Wherever I am in Europe, it’s always the side streets and little alleys that do it for me.
This is Sintra – a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of the biggest tourist destinations in Portugal, yet look around any busy street corner and you’ll find a tranquil setting like this just moments away.
I had never heard of Sintra before we went a couple of months ago. What an amazing place. From the palace to the castle, its well worth a day's visit.