Signature experience — Cascais
Sintra from Cascais
Duration
Full day
Price
From €590
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
Sharp pine resin drifts in as you leave Cascais, and the light shifts on the Sintra switchbacks—cooler, green, almost damp. In about 25 minutes you trade Guincho’s Atlantic gusts and 1970s surf schools for the ridges beneath Parque da Pena. Pena Palace perches at 529 m, followed by Quinta da Regaleira with its spiral initiation well cut around 1904. A stop in the old town lets you compare Piriquita’s travesseiros at the original bakery and its “II” sibling, before swinging back to the coast: Cabo da Roca’s 140 m cliffs marked since 1772.
Your car stays at disposal all day, with hotel pick-up in Cascais and a driver who times visits to ticket slots and queues. While they handle the road, you explore, taste, or take the 15‑minute magnolia-lined stroll between Regaleira and Seteais. With a private driver in Cascais, drop-offs land you right by the gates (Pena’s Portaria Norte; Regaleira on Largo da Regaleira). The return tracks via Azenhas do Mar for a seaside coffee, then Cabo da Roca at sunset—mist rolls in fast, bring a warm layer.
Your itinerary
- I
09:00 — Pick-up at your Cascais hotel, ascend toward Sintra via Malveira da Serra.
- II
10:00–12:00 — Pena Palace (Portaria Norte), terraces and royal apartments, then a short transfer to Seteais.
- III
12:15–14:30 — Old town stop, light lunch and pastries at Piriquita, then Regaleira (about 1h15).
- IV
16:30–19:00 — Scenic drive via Azenhas do Mar, sunset at Cabo da Roca, return to Cascais.
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated French-speaking driver
- ✓ Late-model Mercedes and water
- ✓ Hotel pick-up
- ✓ Waiting time and gate drop-offs
Your chauffeur’s tip
Book a “Pena + Park” time slot before 10:30 or after 16:00 to cut queues, then start on the ramparts—the Atlantic view is clearest on morning north winds.
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