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    Castelo de Sesimbra

    4.0 (1 review)

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    Moorish Castle - Stunning castle

    Moorish Castle

    4.2(14 reviews)
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    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.

    On this day I woke up at 6am. Ventured out to Palace of…read morePena. It was quite a trek up to the Palace. Lots of steep hills, in fact it's all hills (wear sneakers only). We only got to eat a little pastry and drink some water and OJ at the Cafeteria that opens at 11am. By the time I got to the Moorish Castle, I ran out of fuel. I couldn't chug along anymore. I was dying in the relenting 94 degree heat. It's about another 10 minute walk from the entrance just to get into the Moorish Castle. It is quite a sight, reminds me of The Great Wall of China. So is the Moorish Castle worth it? My son loved it. As for me, all I saw were rocks everywhere I turned. Lol. And the rocks all looked the same. Note: It's about an hour and a half to walk all the way back down into town. Sintra is like a Fairytale Land, choose wisely which sites you want to visit. Plan for an entire day here.

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    Moorish Castle - So many stairs !

    So many stairs !

    Moorish Castle - Our walk from Pena palace to Moorish castle

    Our walk from Pena palace to Moorish castle

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    Castelo de Sesimbra - castles - Updated August 2026

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