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By Gonzalo

Posted on January 6, 2022

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Starting now, private cars are no longer allowed to access several areas in Sintra, to avoid chaotic traffic and lines.
Places such as Pena National Palace, Moorish Castle, Pena National Park, and others, are no longer accessible by rental cars, private cars, and foreign cars.
Only tourism licensed cars, public transportation, and emergency services are allowed to reach the area of the Palace and the Castle in Sintra.
This also happens in the central area (Sintra National Palace square). Additionally, please be aware that Regaleira Palace and Gardens have no parking area, so it’s not recommended to reach by car.

Sintra became UNESCO in 1995 and the boom of tourism over the past few years led to a chaotic situation in Sintra.
To avoid that, authorities decided to forbid all private vehicles in certain areas of Sintra.
 

 
Below, you will find the official communication from the authorities.
The alternative would be to take your car to one of the public car parking in the suburbs of sintra, and from there, take public transportation (bus) to the Palace/Castle.
At this point, we are still not aware how this will work in matter of bus frequency and schedule.

The best way would be to have a private driver/guide, taking you to Sintra, wihout the issue of having a car.
Here are two options:

• 1) https://portugal-magik.com/tour/golden-triangle-private-tour-sintra-cabo-roca-cascais/
• 2) https://portugal-magik.com/tour/mystic-sintra-private-tour/

You can take a look at https://lisbonprivatetours.com/ or contact directly at [email protected], for private tour services to Sintra with authorized transportation.

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