Like many people who enjoy browsing through travel sites, I’d seen photos of Pena Palace in Sintra, Portugal. It’s a place that seems almost too good to be true; the shapes, colors, artwork and the ...

What if a castle looked like it escaped from a storybook… and landed on a mountain? Yeah. This is real. Welcome to Sintra, Portugal. Perched high in the Serra de Sintra hills, Pena Palace pops with ...

This May 2013 photo shows tiled walls and arched doorways inside the Monserrate Palace in Sintra, Portugal. The palace is one of a number of castles and other spectacular buildings found in Sintra, ...

I almost didn't go. After spending several weeks running around Lisbon, Porto, the sun-drenched beach region of Algarve, and everywhere in between, I thought: Why not relax on my last day in Portugal ...

IT’S every girl’s dream to visit a real-life fairytale castle (well, it is mine so don’t go all PC on me) and Portugal’s Pena Palace is about as close as it gets. The sprawling 19th Century building’s ...

From stunning bridges to buildings adorned with colourful tiles to perhaps the world’s most colourful palace, Portugal is a ...

As I approach Pena Palace, the crowning glory of Sintra, Portugal, I feel as if I'm entering a dream. And not just because I'm still sleepy from a night of wine tasting in Lisbon, a 40-minute train ...

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