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Lisbon —hillside charm with a fairytale day trip to Sintra
Lisbon has been on Irish travellers' city-break lists for years — and rightly so. For us, the standout add-on was a day trip to Sintra: colourful palaces, misty forests and the exact organised tour we'd happily recommend again.
Our big recommendation
Do not come to Lisbon and skip Sintra
“The exact Sintra day trip we took — and it was brilliant.”
Sintra is the kind of place that feels almost designed to look unreal: palaces on wooded hills, colourful towers and a cooler, mistier atmosphere than Lisbon itself.
We did it as a day trip from Lisbon and it became the experience we'd point other travellers towards first.
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Why Lisbon works
Easy city-break energy, with loads beyond the centre
🎨 Hillside character
Colourful streets, tiled façades and that unmistakable Lisbon look.
Colourful streets, tiled façades and that unmistakable Lisbon look.
🎶 Fado & food
Part of what gives Lisbon such a strong sense of place.
Part of what gives Lisbon such a strong sense of place.
🏰 Sintra on the doorstep
One of Europe's great city-break day trips and the highlight we'd prioritise.
One of Europe's great city-break day trips and the highlight we'd prioritise.
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Our one Lisbon booking we'd repeat
If you're choosing one organised experience, we'd make it Sintra. It's the one we actually did ourselves and can vouch for directly.
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