Sintra day. Visit to this historic hill town.
http://www.sintra-portugal.com/index.html
Took the local train, direct, to this suburb of Lisboa. Urban for the 15 miles. High rise buildings and dense roads much of the way. Some farming stretches.
The town itself is definitely a quintessential tourist town. Winding streets, shops everywhere. Restaurants and cafes everywhere and very high prices; maybe double or triple downtown Lisbon tourist areas.
The walk from the train station to the historic Town Centre is beautiful.
The walkway is along an historic Garden path with lovely statues the entire way; maybe a 10 minute walk.
After a bit of wavering we decided to visit the sintra national palace. Turned to be a good choice. Well appointed, many steps, kitchen similar in design, except for the chimneys, which are twinned, to Henry 8 at Hampton Court.
The painting was in one of the rooms in the palace.
Dinner: seafood cataplana. Local restaurant. Below the shrimp was a layer of fishes, red and green peppers, onions; the tomato based broth was made with olive oil and garlic. Not many herbs or spices. No heat. Excellent fish broth.
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Looks like a nice place – a bit too touristy in some ways, though, as you indicate. The shrimp looks delicious. Sharon looks regal!