April 30th
Today we left Lisbon after picking up our rental car, Our first stop was the National Palace at Queluz. This is a huge palace with gardens. The interior was beautifully furnished with ornate ceilings and walls. The gardens were nice but needed some work. Our next stop was the Pena Palace in Sintra. This palace almost defies description. It was amazing. We hiked up a long trail through an interesting forested landscape to reach the palace. After spending time here we drove a little way to our hotel in the heart of the historic part of Sintra right next to the National Palace of Sintra. Portugal really has a lot of palaces or so it seems so far. The weather was beautiful again today Here are a few pictures from today.
Today we left Lisbon after picking up our rental car, Our first stop was the National Palace at Queluz. This is a huge palace with gardens. The interior was beautifully furnished with ornate ceilings and walls. The gardens were nice but needed some work. Our next stop was the Pena Palace in Sintra. This palace almost defies description. It was amazing. We hiked up a long trail through an interesting forested landscape to reach the palace. After spending time here we drove a little way to our hotel in the heart of the historic part of Sintra right next to the National Palace of Sintra. Portugal really has a lot of palaces or so it seems so far. The weather was beautiful again today Here are a few pictures from today.
Interior of National Palace of Queluz
National Palace of Queluz
National Palace of Queluz
Pena Palace in Sintra
Pena Palace
Interior of Pena Palace
View from Pena Palace which was built into the side of a mountain
View of Sintra from our hotel room
Sintra Portugal
Wow!! unbelievably beautiful. Can't imagine how it must look in reality.
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