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Live tours in Sintra

Explore Sintra, Portugal, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Pena Palace, Quinta da Regaleira and Moorish Castle (Castelo dos Mouros) on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

17 live tours From 17,00 €

Explore Sintra live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Sintra Town Centre is worth asking about: the historic core around the National Palace.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Pena Palace A brightly coloured 19th-century Romanticist palace on a hilltop above the town.
  • Quinta da Regaleira A Gothic-revival estate with a symbolic initiation well sunk into its gardens.
  • Moorish Castle (Castelo dos Mouros) Hilltop ramparts built by the Moors in the 8th and 9th centuries.
  • Sintra National Palace A medieval royal palace in the town centre, known for its two tall conical chimneys.
  • Monserrate Palace A Romantic palace surrounded by extensive botanical gardens.

Neighbourhoods

  • Sintra Town Centre the historic core around the National Palace
  • Estefânia the area near the train station, a practical base for visiting the palaces

Food to know

  • Travesseiros
  • Queijadas de Sintra
  • Pastel de nata
  • Ginjinha

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Local guides in Sintra

Good to know about Sintra

Do I need to be in Sintra to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Sintra, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 1.5 and 2 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer English, Portuguese and German; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.