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Explore the Moorish Castle, perched on the Serra de Sintra hills near Lisbon, with a skip-the-line ticket. Bypass the ticket office queue and head straight in to explore the walls of this 9th-century fortress, the castle ruins and the lush surrounding forest at your own pace. From the walls, set 412 m above sea level, enjoy panoramic views stretching over Sintra town and Pena Palace all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. You can listen to the castle's story with the Zoomguide app audio guide as you explore.
With the Moorish Castle skip-the-line ticket, you bypass the ticket office queue and enter right away. The Moorish Castle was classified as a Portuguese National Monument in 1910 and is part of the "Cultural Landscape of Sintra", a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995. Built 412 m above sea level, it rises high above the surrounding forest.
The castle walls wind along steep mountain cliffs and past large moss-covered boulders. Explore the castle ruins and the lush surrounding forest freely for as long as you like. During your visit, you can listen to an audio guide (Portuguese, English, Spanish, French) via the Zoomguide app.
From the top of the walls, take in Sintra town, the Sintra Town Hall, Pena Palace and the surrounding hills at a glance. You can see all the way to the wide plains to the north and the sparkling Atlantic Ocean.
※ Last admission is at 5:00 PM.
※ Transportation to the castle is not included.
Meeting point :
Moorish Castle (Castelo dos Mouros)
Estrada da Pena 14, Sintra, Portugal
Meeting point information:
The Moorish Castle is in Sintra, about 30 km from Lisbon. From Lisbon, take the CP train on the Sintra line from Estação do Oriente, Estação do Rossio or Estação de Entrecampos to Sintra station.
From Sintra station, take Scotturb bus 434 (Pena circuit) to the Moorish Castle.
If you walk up, the steep trail of about 2 km along Rua Marechal Saldanha, rather than the main road, is quiet and quick.
If you come by car, follow the signs for the Moorish Castle (3.5 km) once you reach Sintra's historic center.
Estrada da Pena 14, Sintra, Portugal