22 Oct 2024
On our first full day in Lisbon we were picked up by our private Tour Guide, Joao, who came to our hotel and took four of us off to Sintra and Cascais for a memorable day of site seeing and Portugal history. Joao took us to the National Palace of Sintra built around the 11th century under Moorish Rule. The history tour continued as we walked through the fully furnished palace with the Galleys Room, Chapel, Kitchen, the Swan room, the Patio and Grotto overlooking the beautiful gardens.
We were then taken to a beautiful restaurant right on the ocean. After lunch we went to Cabo da Roca and then Cascais and both were beautiful places to visit and gave us a chance to see other coastal areas of Portugal. It was a full day and a wonderful way to start off a vacation.