When I heard about Sintra, it was always suggested as a day trip out of Lisbon. I stayed overnight, and I still didn’t have enough time. Though, to be honest, I pretty much spent my whole day at the Quinta da Regaleira taking pictures (despite print guides saying it only needed two hours).
Initiation Well (Looking Up)
Chapel of Quinta da Regaleira
Secret Door
Mosaic depicting Teresa of Ávila
Order of Christ Cross over the armillary sphere in chapel
Stained glass window in the chapel
Initiation Well (Looking Down)
Unfinished Well (Looking Up)
Unfinished Well (Looking In)
Lake of the Waterfall
Chimera Court Fountain
Fountain in Quinta da Regaleira
Labyrinthic Grotto
Chapel and Palácio
Lower Gate
Hunting Room Floor Mosaic
Lion Knocker
Spiral Staircase
Angel Replica
Exterior Statuary at Palácio da Regaleira
Kangaroo Gargoyle
Pan at the Promenade of the Gods
Ceres at the Promenade of the Gods
Leda in her grotto
Lion at the Promenade of the Gods
Fountain of Regaleira
Bench near Balnearium Fountain
Palacio da Regaleira
Camellia
Flowers and Vines
Sintra itself is quite majestic. It’s situated around a valley, so from the town you get views into towering hills beside you. There’s a lot of fanciful Manueline architecture as well as remnants of Moorish architecture, such as the Fonte Mourisca and the Moorish Castle.
Fonte Mourisca
Statue of…? Mary? A bride? The church? Some drapery?
