„The exacerbated way we speak of Sintra will not be by chance, it will not be by whim or obligation. At the first contact with this gleaming mountain in harmony with the sea, we feel something that gives us peace, tranquility and the will to return. They are experiences that live and are not explained, it is a magical and mysterious place, it touches the soul and it has unique characteristics, there is a certain mystique. This mysticism is felt, either on a sunny day where we see the green hills dotted with the exuberant colors of its palaces, as well as on a foggy day where we get lost in tropical vegetation, in search of adventure in winding paths loaded with history and mysteries.
This is what gives Sintra all its romanticism and gives it a touch of refinement, it is mainly due to the garden of Eden characterized by the unique beauty of this natural and historical heritage and with the specificity of this microclimate, something that we can not find anywhere else .
In an example of what Sintra is in its splendor, we can not fail to visit the Quinta da Regaleira, where in an adventure mixed with symbology, alchemy and Freemasonry, we lose by the phases of history and the evolution of humanity, an open book a tale of Dante, from purgatory to Hell that makes us experience contradiction and devotion.
The melancholy of Sintra and the Portuguese people will not be the only characteristic that is found in this land, Sintra saloia is hand in hand with the experience of the people, the people of the land and their customs. In these traditions, you can not miss the products of the earth. To those who are looking for a great time, you can not fail to drink the wine from the Adega de Colares where you can make a wine tasting. The Colares Wine with the unique characteristics of the Tinto Ramisco or the white Malvazia, planted on sand floor and feel the proximity to the sea can be enjoyed in some restaurants in the coastal zone and taste the fresh fish or good seafood, the restaurant Búzio (Praia das Maçãs), is a business card for its fresh dishes from its own nurseries. Not forgetting the local sweets, Piriquita’s famous travesseiros can be tasted without the embarrassment of the village of Sintra and the huge queues, at the Moinho coffee in Colares, which has a variety of pastry and the famous travesseiros brought from the factory fresh in the morning.
For a family photo, nothing like stopping at Azenhas do Mar to contemplate the natural beauty of the arriba with its white houses overlooking the sea.“ (by Bruno César – be@home welcome team)