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Lisbon

Sintra (Santa Maria E São Miguel)

Castle of the Moors – Sintra Historic Centre loop from Sintra

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Portugal

Lisbon

Sintra (Santa Maria E São Miguel)

Castle of the Moors – Sintra Historic Centre loop from Sintra

Moderate

4.6

(77)

707

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Castle of the Moors – Sintra Historic Centre loop from Sintra

02:08

6.42km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 14, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parque Natural de Sintra-Cascais

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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630 m

Liberty Park

Highlight • Forest

The Liberdade Park was inaugurated in July 1937. The Liberdade Park is characterized by an essentially natural development, with an aesthetic, a landscape and a set of interactions that allow a diversity of ecological niches, increasing biodiversity.

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1.35 km

Sassetti Villa

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

Beautiful little villa during the hike

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3.48 km

Castle of the Moors

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The castle of Sintra, also known as castelo dos Mouros, is located in the town of Sintra, specifically in the parish of São Pedro de Penaferrim, Council of Sintra.

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4.43 km

Trail to the Sanctuary in Sintra

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5.16 km

View of the National Palace of Sintra

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St Miguel

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5.53 km

Sintra Historic Centre

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The historic center of Sintra are a few streets, narrow and full of bars, restaurants, souvenir shops, and especially tourists. It is next to the National Palace, 10 minutes from …

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5.64 km

National Palace of Sintra

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The Sintra National Palace in the old town was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.
Of all the palaces erected throughout the Middle Ages by the Portuguese monarchs, …

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6.42 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.80 km

1.60 km

1.41 km

640 m

485 m

394 m

Surfaces

4.99 km

774 m

346 m

200 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Monday 13 July

23°C

17°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

April 22, 2024,🇵🇹 Sintra 🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏻‍♂️

This morning we were up early and the first to have breakfast. Then we walked the 1.5 km to the bus terminal. We wanted to take the 1623 bus. Either I had the wrong timetable, or the bus was too punctual and had already left, or was late - in any case, we found out that the 1624 bus was …

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Castle of the Moors – Sintra Historic Centre loop from Sintra

Liberty Park

Sassetti Villa

Castle of the Moors

Trail to the Sanctuary in Sintra

View of the National Palace of Sintra

Sintra Historic Centre

National Palace of Sintra

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