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Sintra - Cascais: 6-Hour Electric Bike Tour from Lisbon

1. Sintra - Cascais: 6-Hour Electric Bike Tour from Lisbon

Embark on a 6-hour electric bike tour with 4 different modes of assistance, making climbing the Sintra mountain a lot easier, even for those used to a sedentary lifestyle. The tour begins with a briefing on how the bikes work. Then, head to Rossio station to catch the train for Sintra. During the train trip, you’ll have time to let your guide know if you’d like to visit some of the palaces along the way or if you just want to cycle. When you arrive in Sintra, you can visit the National Palace if you like. Most of your cycling tour takes place within the natural park of Sintra-Cascais. You’ll have the option of visiting Quinta da Regaleira, built between 1904 and 1910, a place renowned for its symbolism, magic, and mystery. Shortly after you’ll pass by Seteais, a former 18th-century palace that is now a 5-star hotel.   Continue your trip along roads flanked by majestic groves until you reach the entrance of Monserrate Park and Palace, one of the most beautiful creations in the Portuguese Romanticism style. Arrive at Colares, a place that’s well known for its vineyards. Continue on to Penedo village, where you’ll enjoy breathtaking views from the atrium of the church, before cycling on to Urgueira village. Take a break for lunch in Azóia village, where you’ll find a great variety of restaurants. With renewed energy, continue your tour through an ancient forest and make your way up to the Peninha Sanctuary, located 488 meters above sea level. From here, you’ll have a panoramic view of the Espichel Cape and Arrábida, to the south, Carvoeiro Cape and Berlengas, to the north, and the entire Sintra mountain to the northeast. Returning to the center of Sintra, you’ll cycle downhill and have one last look at Pena Palace, an important monument of the Portuguese Romanticism movement. You’ll be traveling with an informative and helpful guide, as passionate about beloved Sintra as about cycling. Alternatively, go down to Guincho wild beach – with its never-ending dunes and typical winds that are so treasured by windsurfing lovers – until you reach the bicycle path to Cascais. Return to Lisbon through the beautiful town of Cascais by train where you will have one of the most amazing views over the Portuguese coast.

Sintra: Biester Palace and Park E-Bike Tour with Sightseeing

2. Sintra: Biester Palace and Park E-Bike Tour with Sightseeing

Experience Sintra with a local, catch sight of all the main interest points and to top your Tour: visit one of Sintra’s less crowded Palaces – Biester Palace – without any hassle regarding tickets (we take care of it for you). Get active and fully enjoy cycling in Sintra without missing out on the rich cultural and history in this Half Day Sintra E-bike Tour! After all the participants are familiar with the e-bikes (we brief you with all the information needed) we begin our cycling adventure pedaling through Sintra’s vibrant utopia cycling past it’s romantic architecture and World Heritage mountain landscapes with stops on the way for some amazing views, the best pictures and all the most-know information and references! Oh and bring an empty bottle of water to refill at one of the many centenary fountains with the best fresh Sintra water directly from the mountain. We arrive at Biester Palace & Park for a guided tour! Running away from the mass tourism that currently exists in Sintra’s top attractions (Pena Palace and Quinta da Regaleira for example) we visit this stunning property, that has just opened gates for visitors (it was a private property for more than 100 years, you will be the first visitors). A fascinating building with an immense garden (park), a cultural labyrinth with lot’s mysteries and secrets to discover. Biester Palace & Park, the film set from Roman Polanski with Johnny Depp “Ninth Gate” and one of Luigi Manini creations is a landmark for Sintra, and is one of the first buildings and finest examples of chalets of its kind. Surrounding this piece of revivalist architecture – a vast garden including waterfalls, viewpoints (with the best views of all of Sintra’s attractions) , pieces of art (famous Bordalo Pinheiro’s tiles) caves and secret chambers! Following on from this spectacular location, we will pass by Quinta da Regaleira (don’t worry, when the Tour ends you may come back for a visit, we can assist you with the tickets so you avoid lines and give you all the information needed) and arrive to Seteais Palace where we will stop for the best Pena Palace views and to fill you up with historical and cultural information about the sights and surroundings! Oh and don't worry about feeling tired or pedaling too much, the ebikes are ready to assist! We peddle back to Sintra’s Historical center, venturing through Sintra Forest and ancient paths! At the historical center, apart from the traditional cobble narrow streets you will be able to catch sight of all the green surroundings, iconic Palaces and World Heritage properties and admire the center’s gem: Sintra’s National Palace and its historical structure providing a panoramic view of the distant landscapes! After a toast with a wine tasting at a local winery – our offer to you – we get back to our shop where we originally met for the end of this Half Day (but very full and exciting itinerary) of adventures and lot’s of fun! We can’t wait to cycle Sintra together!

Mountain & Ocean Wonders: Jeep & E-Bike Tour

3. Mountain & Ocean Wonders: Jeep & E-Bike Tour

1st - You will be pedaling throughout the fishing village’s cobble streets and classy surroundings, catching sight of the best white sanded beaches! Cycle past the coastline and feel the Atlantic breeze, the stunning Boat Marina, the iconic scent of the former fish market and don’t worry about feeling tired or pedaling too much, the ebikes are ready to assist! Center Beaches (lot’s of them) Boat Marina Secret Museum Boca do Inferno Fish-bay 2nd - Sit back and enjoy the ride, while we navigate inside the mountain, past stunning beaches and breathtaking views! Get your batteries charges with a 100% local lunch, at a traditional Portuguese restaurant at a unique picturesque village Off-track, off-grid routes, non-touristic stops, and the most western point of Europe! Guincho Dunes and beach Cabo da Roca Local Restaurant Sintra/Cascais Natural Park 3rd - Our fairy tale-home: Sintra! Glaze upon its unique monuments and eccentric properties lost inside its stunning natural immensity and visit it’s a most precious gem: Pena Palace (princess palace crowning the mountain)! Pena Palace Sintra Histórical Center Local Winery Non-touristic viewpoints Don't miss out on the "must see places near Lisboa" but be unique doing it!

Sintra: 8-Hour Fat E-Bike Rental with Bike Gear and Routes

4. Sintra: 8-Hour Fat E-Bike Rental with Bike Gear and Routes

If you wish to visit Sintra on your own, without hiring a guide or driver - it can be a big challenge, but no need to worry we have the best and most exiting solution: Rent an E-bike and embrace a Diy Tour of Sintra in the most connected to your surrondings experience. With our cool and stylish E-bikes, you will easely explore Sintra, from the Historical Center to Pena Palace on the top of the mountain - the best part is that you will not have to worry about parking (and belive us , it is a nightmare) , one way roads or traffic, you will be able to enjoy every minute of your time in Sintra, be in touch with Nature (there is a lot of it to absorve) and see every magnificiante view our home-town has to offer! Our E-bikes are very easy to "drive" , have around 60km of battery autonomy (more than enought for covering Sintra's area) and with 3 speeds to choose between! We provide you with a lock, helmet and routes for you to explore! Plus, as locals for more than 30 years, and working in the Tourism industry for 6 years and counting we'll be giving you full support, tell you all you need to know about Sintra and possibilities for your visit and overall be as your personal ebike adventure concierge. Other things to note: -This is a "Self-Guided" experience. No guide is provided. -We riquerire upon arrival that you sign our rental contract and leave a 100€ security deposit (cash) - It's a daily rental so you can keep the E-bike from 10am to 6pm or deliver it earlier. Overnight rentals are possible in our shop!

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What people are saying about Sintra

Overall rating

4.8 / 5

based on 93 reviews

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our electric bike tour, it was such a great way to see some of the country and the scenery was stunning. The steep hills were no problem at all with the electric bikes (we are complete converts!) Our guide took us to a really cool restaurant in a village aimed at cyclists for lunch which we enjoyed and the other two people in our group were really nice and fun to spend the day with. Our guide was very flexible and gave us options of places and routes which was appreciated. It was a full day’s trip - we met up at 10am and didn’t get back to Lisbon till 6.30pm but I think that was because we’d chosen longer more scenic routes and stopped off to explore in various places. Cycling along the coastline to Cascais as the sun lowered in the sky was just stunning (we went in November). And we didn’t even ache the next day! Highly recommend!

Awesome! It wasn’t what I expected; it was more physically taxing than I had understood it to be however, with the e-bike & a private tour with just our family, it was the perfect day out. Ricardo, our guide, was fun, engaging and informative. We rode for 42kms over the day, up the mountain, down the mountain and took in the views and scenery of Sintra & Cascais and everything in between. Lunch at the cyclists canteen was filling and suitable for the day. We rode through little towns, forests and valleys, along the beach front and to our train back to Lisbon. This is an amazing opportunity to do something with your family that they will remember forever, even if it did push the comfort boundaries for mum!!! Highly recommend the tour.

Visita molto autentica attraverso piccoli villaggi. La nostra guided Georges è stato molto attento alle nostre richieste e al benessere del gruppo. Il giro è abbastanza sportivo, a minimo di conoscenza della bicicletta e delle regole stradali sono le benvenute.

We thoroughly enjoyed our day of cycling through Sintra and the hills above it. The bikes were top notch and easy to ride. Our guide Jorge was very knowledgeable in the areas of history, culture and nature. One of the highlights of our visit to Portugal

Daniel was a very helpful guide and showed us beautiful places. Definitely recommend this tour.