Self-guided walking tours in Sintra

Sintra's old town: from the station to the palace

Sintra's old town on foot, from the railway to the royal palace

Each stop shows a different layer of Sintra: the railway, the early 20th century town hall, a watermill turned into a sculpture museum, a fountain at a bend named for an old public bath, a pillory torn down for its stone, and the royal palace in the old town.

1.5 km, 1 h 6 min. Starts at Sintra railway station. Stops: Sintra railway station, Sintra Town Hall, Museu Anjos Teixeira, Moorish Fountain, Valenças Palace, NewsMuseum, Pillory of Sintra, Clock tower of the old town jail, Sintra National Palace.