How to visit and what to see in Quinta de Regaleira (Sintra): schedules, prices

If in your trip to Lisbon, riding a Portugal, you are considering visit the nearby Sierra de Sintra, you will surely include the Pena Palace which will have caught your attention due to its imposing location and its architectural wealth.

But in the surroundings of Sintra There are other really interesting corners such as, for example, Monserrate with its gardens and palace.

Now, there is another stop that, without a doubt, is on par with the previous ones, the Quinta de Regaleira, which we visited on our last getaway to Cascais.

Visiting this place is also one of the options you have if you sign up for a excursion around Lisbon.

Curiosities history Quinta de Regaleira in Sintra

Located on the route that linked the Royal Palace and field Sesteais, Quinta de Regaleira It occupies some land that at the end of the 19th century was acquired by the Baroness of Regaleira.

His intention was to build an elegant summer retreat that included a mansion, garden and chapel.

A little later, at the beginning of the 20th century, Carvalho Monteiro He acquired it at public auction and annexed it to adjacent plots.

With a design in its foregrounds of French neo-Gothic style, the participation in its creation of different artists who contributed their own decorative touches meant that now when touring the Quinta de Regaleira have the feeling of finding yourself in a magical place.

What to see when visiting Quinta de Regaleira in Sintra

La Thursday It is a space close to Sintra with a huge gardens that are giving way to mysterious grottoes, lagos, wells, towers y statues.

The magical thing about Quinta de Regaleira You will discover it as you tour the farm.

In this natural enclave you will find small unique corners among the lush vegetation, such as the Aquarius, Orient or Leda grottoes, in addition to the lake, the waterfall, the greenhouse or the imperfect well.

But there are four stops that are worth spending a little more time getting to know them.

Quinta de Regaleira Palace

La Quinta de Regaleira Its most prominent corner is palace, whose interior you can visit.

It consists of three floors through which you can learn about its history.

You access the house by crossing the porch built of limestone with spectacular ornamentation.

Upon entering you will find the central hall that distributes the different rooms, rooms with exuberant decorations of Manueline styles, Renaissance y baroque.

To highlight the Hall of the Kings, former billiard room in which 20 kings and 4 queens of the Portuguese monarchy are represented, or the Hunting Room y Renaissance Room, where the Italian Renaissance influence stands out.

On the upper floors you will walk through the private rooms, such as bedrooms, offices, and children's playrooms and study rooms.

But what stands out about these plants are the viewpoints in medieval style towers.

Or also the Turret, from where you can capture a beautiful picture of the Sintra Mountains, Heritage awarded by the Unesco.

Regaleira Chapel

Very close to the palace we find the small but spectacular Regaleira Chapel, neo-manueline style.

Going down to the crypt along some narrow spiral stairs you will be able to see a curious underground access that connects you with the palace and that will surely catch your attention when you walk through it.

Guardians Portal

El Guardians Portal It is a stone structure that resembles the entrance to a medieval castle.

It is made up of two side towers and a low central viewpoint.

In this part there is access to a cave that takes you to another of the essential stops, the Initiatory Well.

Right in front of the Guardians Portal is the Terrace of the Celestial Worlds and Ziggurate tower, from where you have beautiful views of the palace.

Initiatory Well in Quinta de Regaleira

Also known as the Inverted Tower, it is an excavated structure that sinks about 27 meters into the earth.

With a hole in the center just like the one you find in a well, it is followed by a spiral staircase.

El Initiatory Well It was considered a unique space where the relationship between earth and sky is intensified.

Schedule to visit Quinta de Regaleira in Sintra

The Visiting hours of the Quinta de Regaleira They are, from April to September, from 10 a.m. to 19,30:10 p.m., and from October to March, from 18,30 a.m. to 17,30:XNUMX p.m., with last access throughout the year at XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.

Open every day of the year except December 24 and 25 and January 1.

Quinta de Regaleira ticket prices

The Quinta de Regaleira ticket prices They are, for adults, 10 euros, and with a guided tour, 15 euros.

The price for young people from 6 to 17 years old and people over 65 years old is 5 euros (with a guided tour, 8 euros).

After purchasing the ticket, they will give you a map where you can see all the places of interest to visit and thus you can organize your route, unless you join a guided tour.

The complete visit seeing everything can last around an hour and a half, of course, depending on how much you stand in each corner.

Map: where it is and how to get to Quinta de Regaleira

La Quinta de Regaleira is near Sintra, just 30 kilometers and 45 minutes west of Lisbon.