Sintra Mountains

Elisabete is so very knowledgeable that spending the entire day with her filled us with information about Sintra, local history, things to do in Lisbon, etc. She was eager to answer our questions and was also curious about how things are in the US. Our day was carefully planned to maximize our use of time and allow us to have a leisurely lunch in town. Though we are not morning people, we talked just today (4 weeks after this visit) about how it was so worth it to have gotten on the road at 8:30. We arrived at Pena Palace when the gates opened, had a leisurely visit and when we left, saw the ENORMOUS line of people waiting to get in because they'd arrived and hour or 2 later than we had. While we had lunch, she went and got our tickets for the afternoon visit, allowing us, again, to walk right in. Finally, in addition to being knowledgeable and well-organized, Elisabete was a great pleasure to be with. Ask for her by name and we guarantee you'll have a great day.