Sintra and Mafra private tour
This tour combines two different cultural periods in Europe: the 18 century Baroque (Mafra) and the 19 century Romanticism (Sintra).
We begin by visiting Mafra, a few kilometres north of Lisbon, where we find the most important Portuguese Baroque monument: the National Palace of Mafra, built in the 18th century by commission of King D. Joao V, as a result of a promise he made, in the name of the future offspring he would get from is wife, Queen Maria Ana of Austria. The construction of this monument became in the 20th century the subject of “Memorial do Convento”, a best-seller written by the Portuguese author Jose Saramago, making him winner of the Nobel Prize award of Literature. We will visit the library, the nursing ward, the hospital, the convent and the basilica with its atrium decorated with Italian sculptures and a set of six organs, unique in the world.
Next… Sintra, World Heritage, capital of romanticism. Its micro-climate is behind the exuberant vegetation that was often praised by romantic poets of the nineteenth century, namely Lord Byron. You will have the opportunity to visit one of the various Palaces of Sintra and to taste the traditional pastries.
Whether you choose a single-day or a multi-day tour, you will always be driven in the comfort of our Mercedes-Benz vehicles and escorted by our certified professional driver-guides.
