The day I arrived, the Portuguese national parks service announced that all but one of Sintra’s palaces would be closed due to the risk of fire. Bushfires were burning across more than 100,000ha of ...

Just a few minutes outside Lisbon is the Pena Palace, one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal and a place unlike any other, where visitors can experience the true essence of 19th-century Romanticism.

For the last several months, my social media feed has been buzzing with amazing, colourful pictures of Sintra, with many ...

Pena Palace stands as Sintra's crowning jewel. Sitting high above the town on a hill, this vibrant castle is a whimsical ...