Sintra Town Center- Sintra National Palace, Town Hall, Quinta da Regaleira, Algueirão–Mem Martins
Sintra National Palace (Palácio Nacional de Sintra) or Town Palace (Palácio da Vila) is a medieval royal palace situated in the town of Sintra. It was built in Moorish style by the Arabs. The interior have beautiful tiles. The historic town center of the Vila de Sintra have many intersting romanticist buildings as well, and is very beautiful. Just as in Lisbon there are several tuktuks (small 3-wheeld taxis) driving around, almost desperately looking for tourists to drive around. Parts of Sintra have historical red and yellow trams for tourists, but we didn't see any. Centro Cultural Olga Cadaval is a modern yellow/white art deco building that houses a cultural center, built in 1945. Igreja San Miguel is a church that looks more like a mansion then a church. Museu das Artes Artes de Sintra, is a large yellow/white art nouveaux building housing an arts museum, also in the town center. There are many other, smaller museums as well. There are several small town squares with historical buildings and surrounding parks and small leafy streets with stores, cafés and restaurants. The Town Hal (Câmara Municipal de Sintra) is a very beautiful art nouveaux building with a clock tower. Volta Duche is one of the main roads, passing by the Sintra National Palace and other sights. It is very hard to walk Sintra, since it is very spread out and hilly, so local transport is recommended.Algueirão–Mem Martins (pop. 66 000) is a city that borders Sintra to the East, mostly consisting of similar looking modernist buildings. It can be seen from Pena Palace and the Castle of the Moors, the latter one can be seen from the entrance to the railway station.
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