Lisbon, Portugal – day 3, Sintra part 1 | alison richards

Saturday in Lisbon, I was up early and boarding a train at 7:30 to take me on a 45 minute journey to the region of Sintra. Once there, I bought a day pass for the buses and stood in line for the bus to take me to my first destination, the Pena Palace. This beautiful, colourful set of buildings opened at 9:30, and I got there right on opening time.I bought my ticket and went to explore.

The palace was one of the most beautiful buildings I think I've ever visited. It was so over the top with its decoration, there were azulejos everywhere and it was just so pretty everywhere you looked. But I'll let you be the judge of that...

Even the gateway in was gorgeous and interesting!

I loved that there were random tiles just thrown in. It made it look a bit less formal

Details of some of the belongings in the room

This chandelier and ceiling were so nice!!

The window, made from what looked like lots of other windows

The view over to the Castelo dos Mouros or Castle of the Moors

In the gardens of Pena Palace, which were just lovely.

I left the gardens of Pena Palace at about midday, and caught the bus to the town of Sintra. I will leave the post there, however, as I have lots of other pretty photos to show you! Stay tuned...