Fantastic hotels in Sintra, Portugal

For generations, the Portuguese Royal Court (and everybody who was ‘somebody’) retreated to Sintra’s cool hills to escape the hot Lisbon summers, leaving after them more than their fair share of castles, palaces and notable buildings.

It’s not just the dramatic architecture that gives this place its well-deserved accolades but also its location; set 18kms inland and not much further to Lisbon this is the ideal location to find a hotel from which to explore the capital and the stunning coastlines, right out to Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point of mainland Europe. Sintra is certainly one of Europe’s ‘must-see’ destinations.