Fairytale of Europe 💕

With it's rippling mountains, dewy forests thick with ferns and lichen, exotic gardens and glittering palaces, Sintra is like a page torn from a fairy tale. Its UNESCO World Heritage–listed centre, Sintra-Vila, is dotted with pastel-hued manors folded into luxuriant hills that roll down to the blue Atlantic. ✨Must visit ✨ 📍National Palace of Pena The renowned jewel in the crown of the Sintra Hills. It’s one of the world’s most spectacular palaces resembling a fairytale castle. 📍The Moorish Castle Soaring 412m above sea level, this mist-enshrouded ruined medieval castle looms high above the surrounding forest. When the clouds peel away, the vistas over Sintra’s palace-dotted hill and dale, across to the glittering Atlantic are – like the climb – breathtaking. The 10th-century Moorish castle’s dizzying ramparts stretch across the mountain ridges and past moss-clad boulders the size of small buses. #myhiddengems #mytravelhacks #historicallandmarks #portugal #100waysoftravel