Sintra is a town about an hour train ride outside of Lisbon. On our last full day there we decided to head out there and check it out. It was already part of the plan but after a local told us it’s magical in the fall we knew we’d made the right choice. A lot of people drive around or take a bus that shuttles throughout the area but we decided to set out on foot and explore until we were tired. Once we headed out of town we took a path into a forested area. It felt like we were both in the jungle and on the set of Jurassic Park.



We wandered around a bit and slowly made our way to the path that leads up to the Castle of the Moors. It was pretty steep at times and very much like a hike vs a walk but so worth it when we got there. The Castle is pretty high up and all along the perimeter there are view points with the most incredible views. The castle itself wasn’t bad to look at either. We spent a little while there exploring and taking photos. We had considered heading up farther to the Pena National Palace but decided we wouldn’t enjoy it as much because we were tired and still had a bit of a hike back. Instead we had lunch before hiking back to the town to catch our train back to Lisbon. It was kind of perfect the way it worked out because just as were were heading out it started to rain. Phew!