Guidebook for São João das Lampas
Food Scene
Great Portuguese food, affordable. Preferable for dinner (no views).
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Adega das Azenhas
1 Av. Comissão de MelhoramentosGreat Portuguese food, affordable. Preferable for dinner (no views).
Stunning location. Fresh, high quality fish. Ideal for a memorable romantic meal. Enjoy the beautiful sunset. Expensive but really worth a go.
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Azenhas do Mar
Stunning location. Fresh, high quality fish. Ideal for a memorable romantic meal. Enjoy the beautiful sunset. Expensive but really worth a go.
Água e Sal
5 Largo do Padre AntónioNice location in Azenhas do Mar. Home made ice-cream.
Restaurante "O Zé"
190 Avenida Nossa Senhora da EsperançaFive-minute walk from our house. Good food at reasonnable prices.
Restaurante d'Adraga
Rua da Praia da AdragaStunning location. Very good sea food.
Casa de Pasto Mariazinha
74 Av. Dr. Brandão de VasconcelosVery informal, typical atmosphere. Cheap but good food.
Best "travesseiros" in the world, a good place for breakfast or tea and to rest while sightseeing.
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Casa Piriquita
1 R. PadariasBest "travesseiros" in the world, a good place for breakfast or tea and to rest while sightseeing.
Definitely the best custard cakes ("pasteis de nata"). Many delicious pies and traditional snacks.
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Pastelaria Gregório
35 Av. Dom Francisco de AlmeidaDefinitely the best custard cakes ("pasteis de nata"). Many delicious pies and traditional snacks.
You can have a meal or smply enjoy a drink together with a awsome, unique view.
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Moinho Dom Quixote
5 R. dos MoinhosYou can have a meal or smply enjoy a drink together with a awsome, unique view.
Sightseeing
Explore all the parks and monuments managed by "Parques de Sintra - Monte da Lua". Check prices and timetables on their website. Palácio da Pena and Monserrate are definitely a must see.
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Park en paleis Monserrate
Rua Visconde de MonserrateExplore all the parks and monuments managed by "Parques de Sintra - Monte da Lua". Check prices and timetables on their website. Palácio da Pena and Monserrate are definitely a must see.
An exquisite romantic palace, with a misterious garden full of secret passages and wells.
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The Palace of Monteiro the Millionaire
5 R. Barbosa du BocageAn exquisite romantic palace, with a misterious garden full of secret passages and wells.
A dream-like mansion and garden, where sometimes classical concerts take place.
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Monserrate
A dream-like mansion and garden, where sometimes classical concerts take place.
Cascais is a beatiful town, by the entrance of Tagus River, with both natural beauty and plenty of palaces and museums. Wrth spending a whole day there.
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Cascais
Cascais is a beatiful town, by the entrance of Tagus River, with both natural beauty and plenty of palaces and museums. Wrth spending a whole day there.
This is the core of Lisbon historical centre. You can just visit the sites, and explore the streets and views, or also visit the many museums and activities offered by the city.
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Baixa-Chiado station
This is the core of Lisbon historical centre. You can just visit the sites, and explore the streets and views, or also visit the many museums and activities offered by the city.
The most Western point of continental Europe, stunning landscape by the Atlantica ocean.
Estrada do Cabo da Roca
Estrada do Cabo da RocaThe most Western point of continental Europe, stunning landscape by the Atlantica ocean.
Parks & Nature
A beautiful wild beach (unsurveilled). On the low tide, you can cross the whole beach until Praia do Magoito, and watch the sea species throughout the rocks and natural swimming pools.
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Praia da Aguda
A beautiful wild beach (unsurveilled). On the low tide, you can cross the whole beach until Praia do Magoito, and watch the sea species throughout the rocks and natural swimming pools.
A large beach, wonderful landscape. Several caffes and restaurantes to have your meals over the sea.
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Praia Grande
41 Avenida Alfredo CoelhoA large beach, wonderful landscape. Several caffes and restaurantes to have your meals over the sea.
Next do Praia da Aguda, this is a surveilled beach also close-by to our house. A couple of caffes-restaurants.
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Praia do Magoito
Next do Praia da Aguda, this is a surveilled beach also close-by to our house. A couple of caffes-restaurants.
Ursa beach
Wild, amazing beach, ideal for hikers.
Praia das Maçãs is a relatively busy village with a lot of shops, and a beach. Theres is a chldren's playing ground next to the beach.
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Praia das Macas
Praia das Maçãs is a relatively busy village with a lot of shops, and a beach. Theres is a chldren's playing ground next to the beach.
Arts & Culture
MU.SA - Sintra Museum of Art
SN Av. Heliodoro SalgadoModern art museum in Sintra.
Cultureel Centrum Olga Cadaval
Praça Doutor Francisco Sá CarneiroClose-by concert hall.
Perfect for children, this is kind of a museum, kind of an experiment laboratory. There plenty of scientific exhibits/activities.
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Sintra Science Workshop
nº 19 Rua Carlos de Oliveira CarvalhoPerfect for children, this is kind of a museum, kind of an experiment laboratory. There plenty of scientific exhibits/activities.
Museum in Cascais where you will find temporary exhibitions and Paula Rego's works.
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Casa das Histórias Paula Rego
300 Av. da RepúblicaMuseum in Cascais where you will find temporary exhibitions and Paula Rego's works.
Entertainment & Activities
Piscinas da Praia das Maçãs
29 Av. Eugene LevyA huge ocean pool with a slide for the children.
A huge beautiful ocean swimming pool, right at the beach of Praia Grande. It has a nice caffe (fantastic view) where you can have any meals.
Arribas Sintra Hotel
28 Av. Alfredo CoelhoA huge beautiful ocean swimming pool, right at the beach of Praia Grande. It has a nice caffe (fantastic view) where you can have any meals.
At Surf - Surf School, Praia Grande
41 Av. Alfredo CoelhoSurf school at Praia Grande.
Troca Tintas Parque Aventura
Rua da Bajada CompridaPaintball, climbing, etc., between Fontanelas and Azenhas do Mar.
Pestana Sintra Golf
Shopping
Quality fresh and frozen fish. Five minute walking distance. Closed on sundays and mondays.
Conceito de Peixe
68 Av. Anastácio Pinto SoaresQuality fresh and frozen fish. Five minute walking distance. Closed on sundays and mondays.
Grocery shop at the village of Fontanelas, five minutes walking distance, where you can buy groceries, shampoo, etc, etc. A minimarket.
Centro Comercial De Fontanelas, Lda.
2 R. do Caminho dos MoleirosGrocery shop at the village of Fontanelas, five minutes walking distance, where you can buy groceries, shampoo, etc, etc. A minimarket.
Rua do Talho
Rua do TalhoVery good quality butcher. Excellent meet.
Big shopping center, with all sorts of shops.
Big supermarket.
Cinema.
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Forum Sintra
IC 19 R. Alto do ForteBig shopping center, with all sorts of shops.
Big supermarket.
Cinema.
Large shopping center with all sorts of shops.
Big supermarket.
Cinema.
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Cepsa Alcoitão
Large shopping center with all sorts of shops.
Big supermarket.
Cinema.
Modelo Continente Sintra / Lourel
1 Estr. da CavaleiraBig supermarket, ten minutes away by car.
Getting Around
Sintra station
Trains depart regularly to and from Lisbon.