Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Sintra, Portugal

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Christmas holidays in Portugal

• Natuur

  Camellia season

  15 jan – 20 mrt · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  The nineteenth-century estates were planted for winter, and the camellias at Monserrate and in the Pena park flower from January. Empty gardens, wet paths, everything in bloom.

Nog steeds bezig: Out of season on the hill (15 nov – 28 feb), Christmas and New Year (24 dec – 1 jan)

Druk — Carnival holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Camellia season (15 jan – 20 mrt (meestal)), Out of season on the hill (15 nov – 28 feb)

Topdrukte — Pena Palace timed entry, Easter week

• Regel

  Pena Palace timed entry

  15 mrt – 31 oktBoek vroegDruk

  Entry to the palace interior is a half-hour slot bought in advance and enforced to the minute. From April to October the slots go days ahead, and the park ticket is not a way round it. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Easter week

  29 mrt – 5 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukSluitingen

  Good Friday is a national holiday and Easter Sunday a day for family lunches. Many Portuguese take the week around it off, so hotels fill and rates rise for the first busy spell of the year, and some shops and museums close on Friday and Sunday. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Camellia season (15 jan – 20 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Pena Palace timed entry, Easter week

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Pena Palace timed entry (15 mrt – 31 okt), Easter week (29 mrt – 5 apr)

Druk — Pena Palace timed entry, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Mist on the serra

  15 mei – 30 sep · meestalMistseizoenRisico

  The ridge makes its own weather: Atlantic cloud catches on it and Pena can be inside a grey wall while Lisbon half an hour away is in full sun. Mornings are the worst of it.

Nog steeds bezig: Pena Palace timed entry (15 mrt – 31 okt)

Topdrukte — Pena Palace timed entry, Summer holidays in Portugal

• Festival

  Festival de Sintra

  1–25 jun · meestalMuziekfestival

  Classical music and dance staged inside the palaces and gardens themselves for a couple of weeks in June, which is the one way to be in them after the day-trippers have gone. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Pena Palace timed entry (15 mrt – 31 okt), Mist on the serra (15 mei – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Pena Palace timed entry, Summer holidays in Portugal

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Pena Palace timed entry (15 mrt – 31 okt), Mist on the serra (15 mei – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Pena Palace timed entry, August day-trippers

• Seizoen

  August day-trippers

  1–31 augSchoolvakantiesDruk

  Portuguese holidays on top of the Lisbon coach trade. The 434 bus queue in the village runs past the station and the road up to Pena backs up; the 1.5 km walk is faster.

Nog steeds bezig: Pena Palace timed entry (15 mrt – 31 okt), Mist on the serra (15 mei – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Pena Palace timed entry, Summer holidays in Portugal

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Pena Palace timed entry (15 mrt – 31 okt), Mist on the serra (15 mei – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — Pena Palace timed entry, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Pena Palace timed entry (15 mrt – 31 okt)

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Seizoen

  Out of season on the hill

  15 nov – 28 febSeizoensluitingSluitingen

  Shorter palace hours, no queue for anything, and a village you can actually walk through. The trade-off is Atlantic rain and a serra that spends a good share of the winter in cloud.

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Christmas holidays in Portugal

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year

  24 dec – 1 janKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingen

  Christmas is kept at home: from the afternoon of 24 December through the 25th most restaurants, shops and museums close, and 1 January is just as quiet. Restaurants that do open on New Year's Eve usually sell set dinners that book up ahead. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Out of season on the hill (15 nov – 28 feb)