Spain. Sintra City
It is a great pleasure to visit the city of Sintra and the Royal Pena Palace.
You need to take the whole day, a huge beautiful territory, parks and gardens, you can walk for a long time and a lot, but it's better to make an electronic appointment in advance, and it's also advisable to buy tickets in advance and electronically, because the queues there are incredible, and under the bright sun, of course, it's hard to stand in summer. Electronic cash desks, payment by card.
The upper palace, the lower one, the park , the impressions are vivid.
It is better to buy tickets in advance or take a private tour with a visit to the palace.
And come in the morning, while there are no tour groups. The palace is small inside, so there will be very little space.
It's very nice to walk in the park!
Briefly about the main thing for the Citizens of a great country: "... like a "toy knight's castle" on the mountain" (Olga Agafonova is a level 4 city expert on January 9, 2020).
The main thing is short for connoisseurs and fans of apartment hotels:
"Having taken the monastery to live in, each subsequent royal person added their architectural whims to the structure.
I have not seen such palaces before.
I recommend it" (Alexander Baden is a connoisseur of the city of the 23rd level on April 18, 2020).
And I do not recommend it, because I consider visiting any Palace (as an option, a Castle) by bus of the Gray Line company an unworthy option for a Citizen of a great country.
I agree to a tandem of options: Mercedes-Benz S600 Pullman Guard in the W140 body or Aurus-412312 "Senate" to overcome a steep uphill climb.
A sad afterword for pensioners and budget public sector employees:
"Just do not try to climb to the castle on foot: the steep path up the hill is lined with slippery cobblestones and climbing may not be safe."