Page 164 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Portugal

A DRIVING TOUR
SERRA DE SINTRA

Length 36 km (22 miles) Stopping-off points Cabo da
Roca; Colares Terrain Mountainous in places, with steep,
EXPERIENCE The Lisbon Coast This round trip from Sintra follows a dramatic route The village of Colares rests
narrow roads

over the top of the wooded Serra. The first part is a
challenging drive with hazardous hairpin bends on steep,
narrow roads that are at times poorly surfaced. It passes
through dense forest and a surreal landscape of giant
moss-covered boulders, with breath taking views over
on the lower slopes of the
the Atlantic coast, the Tagus estuary and beyond. After
dropping down to the rugged, windswept coast, the
by gardens and vineyards
route returns to small country roads, passing through
(p156). There are several
hill villages and large estates on the cool, green
delightful bars and
northern slopes of the Serra de Sintra. wooded Serra, surrounded
restaurants here too.
Praia da Adraga Ribeira de Cola res
Praia da Adraga
Colares Colares
GalamaresGalamares
Ribeira de Cola res
Seteais Seteais Sintra Sintra
AlmoçagemeAlmoçageme Penedo Penedo
Cabo da Roca makes
a good stopping-off Casas NovasCasas Novas Montserrate Castelo dosCastelo dos
Montserrate
Mouros
point, offering Parque Parque Mouros
spectacular ocean Pé da SerraPé da Serra Convento dos CapuchosConvento dos Capuchos da Pena da Pena
views, along with a café
S e r r a d e S i n t r a 392 m
S e r r a d e S i n t r a
and souvenir shop.
Ulgueira Ulgueira Palácio Nacional da PenaPalácio Nacional da Pena
Monte Rodel Monte Rodel
392 m
Cabo da Roca
Cabo da Roca
Azoia Azoia
A lighthouse at the
top of an impressive Monge Monge SINTR A
SINTR A
cliff, 140 m (459 ft) high, 490 m 490 m
marks the most Rio d a Mula Rio d a Mula
westerly point of the Peninha Peninha Pedra Branca Pedra Branca
359 m
359 m
European mainland. Albufeira do Albufeira do
Rio da MulaRio da Mula
Pedra Amarela
Pedra Amarela
408 m 408 m
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Peninha’s 490-m- (1,600-ft-)
high peak affords stunning
views towards the coast.
A 17th-century chapel
decorated with azulejo
Looking out to the Atlantic Ocean panels is perched high on
from Cabo da Roca’s windswept cliffs the grey rocks.
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