this was one magnificent castle built in the 1700s for Portugal monarchs as a get-away place during the summer. Think summer cabin….heh heh. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage site and very accessible from Lisbon. We took a train a few blocks from our flat east to Sintra for this day trip. That same day we also visited a very stark and formidable looking Moorish Castle. By comparison this castle looks like Disneyland. I am finally starting my photo book for that May 2016 trip.