Guidebook for Terrugem
Sightseeing
With its rippling mountains, dewy forests thick with ferns and lichen, exotic gardens and glittering palaces, Sintra is like a page torn from a fairy tale. Its Unesco World Heritage.
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Sintra
With its rippling mountains, dewy forests thick with ferns and lichen, exotic gardens and glittering palaces, Sintra is like a page torn from a fairy tale. Its Unesco World Heritage.
Picturesquely draped across sandstone cliffs above the blue Atlantic Ericeira is popular for its spectacular ocean vistas and for its excellent seafood restaurants Ericeira is also a mecca for surfers
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Ericeira
Picturesquely draped across sandstone cliffs above the blue Atlantic Ericeira is popular for its spectacular ocean vistas and for its excellent seafood restaurants Ericeira is also a mecca for surfers
Portugal’s extravagant monastery-palace hybrid with 1200 rooms. The monumental palace facade dominates the town. Opposite is a pleasant square, which is lined with cafes and restaurants.
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Mafra þjóðpallurinn
Terreiro Dom João VPortugal’s extravagant monastery-palace hybrid with 1200 rooms. The monumental palace facade dominates the town. Opposite is a pleasant square, which is lined with cafes and restaurants.
Spacious beach and with wonderful views of the Atlantic, with restaurant and bar. Great for surfing.
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Praia Grande
41 Avenida Alfredo CoelhoSpacious beach and with wonderful views of the Atlantic, with restaurant and bar. Great for surfing.
The closest beach villa (10 minutes drive aprox.) with wonderful views of the Atlantic and a restaurant with excellent seafood rice with big windows over the sea.
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Magoito
The closest beach villa (10 minutes drive aprox.) with wonderful views of the Atlantic and a restaurant with excellent seafood rice with big windows over the sea.
Cascais has rocketed from sleepy fishing village to much-loved summertime playground. There’s a shiny new marina and a pedestrianised old town dotted with designer boutiques and alfresco restaurants.
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Cascais
Cascais has rocketed from sleepy fishing village to much-loved summertime playground. There’s a shiny new marina and a pedestrianised old town dotted with designer boutiques and alfresco restaurants.
The long, wild Praia do Guincho is a surfer's and paradise (the site of previous World Surfing Championships) with massive crashing rollers. Hiking along the cliffs is a extraordinary experience
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Guincho strönd
The long, wild Praia do Guincho is a surfer's and paradise (the site of previous World Surfing Championships) with massive crashing rollers. Hiking along the cliffs is a extraordinary experience
One of the most famous beaches in the area. With several restaurants. You can use the traditional tram that departures from Sintra, to reach it.
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Praia das Maçãs
One of the most famous beaches in the area. With several restaurants. You can use the traditional tram that departures from Sintra, to reach it.
Entertainment & Activities
Tapada de Mafra is a beautiful former royal park, once a hunting ground with wild animals and plants. It's the home to free-roaming wild boar and red deer, some foxes, badgers and eagles. Kid-friendly
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Þjóðgarðurinn Tapada de Mafra
Tapada de Mafra is a beautiful former royal park, once a hunting ground with wild animals and plants. It's the home to free-roaming wild boar and red deer, some foxes, badgers and eagles. Kid-friendly
The Sintra Live Science Centre invites public of all ages to explore this dynamic and interactive space with 29 interactive units focusing for kids to play and learn.
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Sintra Science Workshop
nº 19 Rua Carlos de Oliveira CarvalhoThe Sintra Live Science Centre invites public of all ages to explore this dynamic and interactive space with 29 interactive units focusing for kids to play and learn.
Food Scene
Perched above the saltwater pool in Azenhas do Mar, you’ll find delicious seafood dishes and grilled fish. The sea views are stunning, especially from the deck.
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Azenhas do Mar
Perched above the saltwater pool in Azenhas do Mar, you’ll find delicious seafood dishes and grilled fish. The sea views are stunning, especially from the deck.
For a informal and practical meal you can the traditional portuguese "prego" (literally means nail) a snack made of bread with steak.
Rui dos Pregos - Odrinhas
88 Av. Dr. João Raúl Branco GuerreiroFor a informal and practical meal you can the traditional portuguese "prego" (literally means nail) a snack made of bread with steak.
Essentials
5 minutes drive. Local village, with it's traditional bandstand at the central square and small market hall with great local bread, fresh fish, butcher and stalls selling local vegetables.
Montelavar
5 minutes drive. Local village, with it's traditional bandstand at the central square and small market hall with great local bread, fresh fish, butcher and stalls selling local vegetables.
Free wi-fi Internet is provided by the council in the small garden where you can find the children playground and the market hall and just in front of the stationary
Farmacia Nave Ribeiro
21C Alameda Dom Afonso HenriquesFree wi-fi Internet is provided by the council in the small garden where you can find the children playground and the market hall and just in front of the stationary
Everything Else
35 minutes drive (aprox.) from the villa you reach Lisbon wich offers all the delights you’d expect of Portugal’s star attraction, yet with half the fuss of other European capitals.
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Lisbon
35 minutes drive (aprox.) from the villa you reach Lisbon wich offers all the delights you’d expect of Portugal’s star attraction, yet with half the fuss of other European capitals.
Hiking through the local valley just next to the house is one of your suggestions. We can provide some tips how to do it.
Rua dos Casais
Hiking through the local valley just next to the house is one of your suggestions. We can provide some tips how to do it.
Arts & Culture
The Roman inscriptions and carved stones in the Museum, all of local origin, show the influence of Italian, North African, oriental and Paleo-Hispanic styles and less frequent signs of other origins
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Archaeological Museum of San Miguel de Odrinhas
Avenida Professor Doutor Dom Fernando de AlmeidaThe Roman inscriptions and carved stones in the Museum, all of local origin, show the influence of Italian, North African, oriental and Paleo-Hispanic styles and less frequent signs of other origins
One of our preferred museums in the area. Dedicated to portuguese/londoner painter Paula Rego. Building designed by the portuguese architect Eduardo Souto Moura (Pritzker Architecture Prize, 2011).
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Casa das Histórias Paula Rego
300 Av. da RepúblicaOne of our preferred museums in the area. Dedicated to portuguese/londoner painter Paula Rego. Building designed by the portuguese architect Eduardo Souto Moura (Pritzker Architecture Prize, 2011).