The magic Mountain of the Moon watches the sunset form on its west side. It sees the sun, not only failing asleep, but also sinking into the ocean. It is on this side - on the beautiful and exclusive Guincho beaches and the Cabo da Roca cliffs - that Sintra kisses the Atlantic.

The Sintra-Cascais Natural Park was created in March 1994, and includes an area parallel to the coast, extending from the Cascais Citadel to the estuary of the Falcão River, Sintra Mountain and agricultural area north of the Colares Várzea.

Portugal rates as one of the most popular holiday destinations in Europe especially because its 800 km of coast with many lovely sandy beaches and excellent climate. Lisbon is not exception and you can find it very hard not to visit one of it's many beaches on the hot summer days.

Sintra is one of the most popular day trips from Lisbon. It offers a great variety of cultural building combined with a beautiful landscape.

The train is the cheapest way to travel between Lisbon and Sintra with services every 15 minutes from Lisbon's Rossio Station. You can also rent a car and take the IC19 until Sintra, or go next to the sea by Avenida Marginal, its the longest way but its worth it.

Rossio train and metro station (Estação do Rossio) is located in Lisbon city centre, between Rossio and Restauradores squares. This train station is incredibly unique, formerly known as Central Station (Estação Central) and that designation still appears in its façade. The Rossio station was designed by the architect José Luís Monteiro, between 1886 and 1887.