Final sites and tastes of Sintra

After Cabo da Roca, we headed off for some peace and tranquility, and a drive through the forest. Nadia took us through Peninha, Sintra’s Natural Park, which was a real change from Cabo da Roca, as we hardly saw any cars or people as we drove through. As we were leaving the park, we had a quick stop to take some group photos with the Palácio Nacional da Pena - which is a wacky and colourful palace - in the background.

Our last stop before returning to Lisbon was at Casa Do Preto, to experience a Sintra-specific pastry called Travesseiro de Sintra, which was made by the nuns, and consists of flaky pastry with a combination of eggs, sugar, almond and cream, and is best served warm. It is probably my favourite pastry, even more so that the Pastel de Nata, which are also delicious.Read more