Not very far from the historic centre of Sintra is one of the most beautiful architectural and landscape Romantic creations in Portugal: the Park and Palace …
The gardens are massive and extremely well maintained with a huge variety of plants, shrubs and trees. The palace itself is small, rather like an English estate home but also nicely maintained and fu…Full review by Angela C
Feb 19, 2025
Stunning place and the palace is amazing! Definitely recommend this one as it was also QUIET enjoyed this over Pena Palace! No queue and we used our Lisboa Card for 10% off at the door!Full review by lovecountry17
Jan 21, 2025
We almost did not visit this palace as it was raining and then decided well we were in Sintra… So glad we did as it was different than the others but so interesting. The architecture is fascinating,…Full review by rochelleforster
Hello! I was advised to skip Pena Palace (due to the crowds *_*) So, I am thinking of adding Monserrate palace in addition to the Quinta de Regaileira. I was wondering how much time does it take to tour the palace itself. Also, we are arriving by a charter bus, how far is the parking from the entrance to the palace? Difficult walk?
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Its quite a distance to the house down a steep valley through stunning gardens, however there is a hop on hop off buggy thing that takes you if you don’t want to walk . The house itself …
Its quite a distance to the house down a steep valley through stunning gardens, however there is a hop on hop off buggy thing that takes you if you don’t want to walk . The house itself isn’t that big you could probably go round in an hour . I was there longer because i was enjoying the gardens which are idyllic - think garden of eden.
I had a stroller with me while visiting Monserrate. We took a bus to get there, so using the stroller to get from the bus stop to the palace was easy as it was a downhill walk. At the palace, …
I had a stroller with me while visiting Monserrate. We took a bus to get there, so using the stroller to get from the bus stop to the palace was easy as it was a downhill walk. At the palace, we parked the stroller under the stairs on the first floor, and we walked up/down the stairs to get to the second floor and the basement. Some parts of the gardens were closed for maintenance and/or reconstruction, so we couldn’t access them anyway. Now, the walk back to the bus stop was challenging as we had to walk uphill. About half way up, I asked my 4-y-o to help me out and walk up by herself. She did complain about the steepness though. Overall, I would recommend visiting Monserrate no matter what, but it is a bit of a strength workout to pull it off with a stroller. Safe travels
How to get from Monserrate to Cabo De Roca, without a car?
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We walked from the Monserrate Palace to the centre of Sintra in about 40 minutes, from whence there are regular buses to Cabo de Roca. Alternatively there's a circular route bus that …
We walked from the Monserrate Palace to the centre of Sintra in about 40 minutes, from whence there are regular buses to Cabo de Roca. Alternatively there's a circular route bus that drops off and picks up from Monserrate back to Sintra's railway station where a change of bus is required to get to Cabo de Roca.
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