Day 4: Off to Sintra 20220722_161957

Day 4: Off to Sintra

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July 23rd 2022
Day 4 started early with a rush to get everything packed and get downtown to the car rental office so we could get to Sintra and see the Castles. We got the car relatively smoothly and crammed our bags into the little car. Off we went! We got to Sintra later than we wanted and we had to drive around for awhile trying to figure out parking- was it free, did we have to pay, what spots were public ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Lisbon & Tagus Valley » Sintra

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more