King me baby! This 8th-12th century Moorish castle is somethin' else…read more What an amazing site to see! Standing on the wall of the castle, looking out over Portugal, was just brilliant. Be very careful though as there are plenty of opportunities to slip and fall. I highly recommend good shoes and strong legs only. For what was about $10-15, we purchased tickets to see the castle. You could buy tickets ahead of time on the website, or you can purchase them at the front of the castle at the self service kiosk. Unlike Peña Palace, you can actually see quite a bit of artifacts and such, without purchasing a ticket. Sintra is a journey though so be prepared. If you're doing a day trip here, start EARLY, like as early as possible. There's so much to see in Sintra, you maybe opt to spend a night or two here. When you do come, I recommend taking the bus, or rideshare to the top near Peña palace, and then work your way down to the other castles/attractions etc. Although we didn't stay long, walking around, what seemed like the Great Wall of China, was worth the price of admission. Not only did I get some great pics, I took some absolutely stunning videos. Again, just be very careful as there are numerous opportunities to fall without any guide rails or stabilizers. We stashed one of our love locks here so let me know if you find it. Having secured our lock, we now have shared ownership of the castle, so please be kind to it. Bring waters and snacks. Enjoy.

A nice stop when visiting Sintra. It is close to the main palace attraction where we followed…read moreGoogle Maps for the walking path to get here and it was a beautiful nature-y walk. When getting to Moorish castle there's a lot of walking up different towers for viewpoints and it's quite windy! Spent about an hour here. The view is nice and after walking a bit you can grasp how large this castle is as well. I will say that the price is sort of steep for what you see as of right now because the main indoor area was going through renovations.

From 2/21 to 2/26, the whole town is celebrating before the Ash Wednesday. We were here for one of…read moretheme parade. This time is clown parade theme. The location is Rua da Fortaleza e Largo da Marinha. They don't start on time. If the program call for 2:30 pm. Probably 2 hour late starts. They will gather all people at the street and block party first then two hour later move the float. When you get close to the Sesimbra town, you will see a lot of clown dress up. Including baby. Basically if you have clown dress up, you can joint the parade. We also join in the parade for moments. It was nice to see many different clown. They even have the street side clown face painting if you want to get one. Sesimbra is a coastal city. The parade is along the coastal drive. It is make it unique.