Sintra – A Favourite Summer Retreat for the Royals

Palácio Nacional de Sintra..

Sintra – A Favourite Summer Retreat for the Kings and Queens of Portugal: Only half an hour outside Lisbon lies one of the most fascinating sights of this already spectacular area of Portugal: Sintra. Set atop craggy ridges lies the palace that looks down on the town below. Centuries ago the Moors fortified the area [...]

Castelo de Sao Jorge – A Castle Dedicated to St. George

King Alfonso Henriques © Travelsignposts

Castelo Sao Jorge was the Royal Palace of a Line of Portugal’s Monarchs: Like many famous cities in Europe, Lisbon’s roots are centuries old. But few proofs of that are so evident here as that of Castelo de Sao Jorge, Lisbon’s Saint George’s Castle. First begun in the 6th century by late Romans, it bears [...]