If Pena Palace in Sintra, Portugal, feels busy and overwhelming, the Moorish Castle Sintra, or Castle of the Moors, is the complete opposite. It’s quieter, more spread out, and focused … The post ...

The picturesque town of Sintra, a UNESCO World Heritage site west of Lisbon, has become a battleground between residents and mass tourism. For years, overcrowding has threatened to overwhelm the town, ...

Portugal is the latest European holiday destination that has reportedly joined the likes of Spain in warning tourists to "stay away" and "cancel holidays". Resident groups are said to be frustrated ...

THE 19TH CENTURY English Romantic poet Lord Byron was underwhelmed by Portugal, until he arrived in the resort town of Sintra, where he became so inspired that he penned part of his brooding Gothic ...

08:00, Sat, Mar 15, 2025 Updated: 06:01, Mon, Mar 17, 2025 For the last several months, my social media feed has been buzzing with amazing, colourful pictures of Sintra, with many tourists calling it ...