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PalenQ May 20th, 2018 12:34 PM
The 'restaurants' I liked in Nazarre were the outdoor grilling of fresh caught fish in alley ways and being sold as take out!

norvells May 21st, 2018 02:39 AM
Originally Posted by PalenQ (Post 16732835)
The 'restaurants' I liked in Nazarre were the outdoor grilling of fresh caught fish in alley ways and being sold as take out!

I hear the fresh fish is amazing!

dchal09 Jun 5th, 2018 09:06 AM
Should we skip sintra
 
My car rental company won’t allow me to pick up my car early and I’m afraid Sinatra might be too crowded when I get there. Is Cascais, Estoril a good alternative

norvells Jun 5th, 2018 09:23 AM
Sintra
 
Originally Posted by dchal09 (Post 16741583)
My car rental company won’t allow me to pick up my car early and I’m afraid Sinatra might be too crowded when I get there. Is Cascais, Estoril a good alternative
You don’t say where you are renting your car. Assuming Lisbon? After some extensive research, we decided to take a train from Lisbon to Sintra, early. After 3 days there, we will cab to Estoril and rent a car there to continue our trip up the West Coast. Would be a shame to miss Sintra. Is taking the train an option for you? Cheap and easy. Can’t rent a car in Sintra, which is why we’re going to Estoril. Most travel books advise strongly against driving from Lisbon to Sintra. Loads of traffic and no place to park once you arrive.

PalenQ Jun 5th, 2018 12:22 PM
Yes take train to Sintra - and maybe to Copenhagen Airport to rent car - on outskirts of town towards Sintra.

Andrew Jun 5th, 2018 01:00 PM
I'm told that Sintra only recently changed some of their central streets to pedestrian-only, and this is making it a challenge for some tourists with cars to get around. I was just there a few weeks ago (day trip by train from Lisbon), and the train is very easy. There are direct trains from Rossio Station in the central Baixa area of Lisbon.

Sintra was crowded when I was there especially at the entrance to the Pena Palace park. Long lines to buy tickets. Consider buying them online ahead of time - I wish I would have.


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