If the Portuguese delights convinced you to book the last flight to Lisbon, including their food tasting and the other good thing will also be to enter a field trip. The capital itself offers plenty of sights to see just walking already, but if you’re in the mood for a little trip to explore the ancient architecture of the country, take note on the map a detour from Sintra (30 km from Lisbon). If you didn’t find your deal yet then Virgin Atlantic have some promo codes that can be of great use.
Where will you find in this order: the colorful royal palace, the ruins of the Moorish castle, the Capuchin monastery, several churches and chapels in addition to the archaeological museum and the museum of modern art. But speaking of architectural charm-especially for fans of the late-nineteenth-century figurative certain currents-not points not to be missed is a visit to Regaleira, a residence designed by the Italian architect Luigi Manini, inspired by the opportunity of Gothic and classical mythology local.!
You will be recurring leitmotif in the decoration of doors, windows and battlements, as well as in the gardens and the culmination of which are labyrinths and underground caves and the incredible tower on the contrary that has its coils in the ground. Its impressive stone arches are covered with moss accompanying the stairs into the depths of the earth. It is said that it commemorated the initiatory path of those who lived in the Middle Ages, who were preparing to become Knights. The palace is open to visitors all year round; check this page for in detail timetable.
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