Greetings!

We'll have about 1 hour to wander around Sintra (not the palaces but the village itself) before moving onto Cabo da Roca. I was wondering if there are a lot of cute shops in the center with souvenirs and maybe local crafts, tasty treats, etc? Any particular worth visiting? We are all-girl group.....so shopping is definitely in the cards

Thank you!

There are shops that sell pottery and gift shops near the National Palace of Sintra, which is not to be confused with Pena Palace.

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. Sounds great! Will check it out.

For hand painted pottery from Conímbriga and elsewhere you have several shops in the center.
For sweets, most visitors want to taste the famous dessert of Sintra, the Queijada, a puff pastry filled with a mixture of cheese, sugar, flour and cinnamon at Casa Piriquita, Rua das Padarias, 1, a cobbled lane lined with shops and eateries in the center of the village, not far from the National Palace. Or try another treat, their Travesseiro, puff pastry rolled and folded in the shape of a pillow, filled with almond and egg yolk cream and dusted with sugar.
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I wasn't at all impressed with the souvenir shops in Sintra. Lots of tacky, mass-produced items; I don't think I bought anything. If you'll be spending time in Lisbon or Porto you'll have much better, higher quality options there. Both cities have lots of cute boutiques. The one exception were the gift shops at the palaces/main sites. I bought a Castelbel ceramic soap dish and soap at one of the gift shops (I can't remember which one); Castelbel stuff was all over Portugal but surprisingly enough I found the best prices at these gift shops.