Traveling the World #49 (Europe Series) Old Town & National Palace-...

Hi Steemians,

Today I will be taking you to Sintra, a beautiful town near Lisbon. As there are too many sites to share from this spectacular place, I will be take you around Sintra over a few days. Sintra is a very popular day trip (or two) for people who are visiting Lisbon as it has many colourful historical buildings and scenery. As there a number of historical sites in Sintra, it is listed under the UNESCO World Heritage Site

今天我會帶你們到在里斯本附近一個很漂亮的小鎮叫辛特拉. 因為辛特拉實在有太多特別的景點所以我會分開每一個景點來慢慢介紹給你們。從里斯本到辛特拉是一很受歡迎的一日(或兩天) 遊地點因為比較近．辛特拉有很多歷史悠久的建築物和漂亮的風景所以這裏是一個不錯的旅遊地點．辛特拉有很多歷史文化的景點所以已被列為在聯合國教科文組織裡面．

Sintra is approximately 40 minutes train ride from Lisbon. It is recommended you explore this beautiful town on foot as there are many narrow alley ways, monuments around the city, beautiful structures and the dreaded cobblestone roads so it is recommended to wear a comfortable pair of shoes. It is recommended you look for a fine day to come to visit Sintra as many sites does not have any shelter and requires a lot of walking.

從里斯本到辛特拉坐火車差不多要40分鐘．我會建議你們在這個美麗的小鎮慢慢看因為這裏有很多小巷，紀念碑，不同的建築物和我最不喜歡的鹅卵石路所以我會建議你穿一對舒服的鞋子. 我還會不建議租車或單車因為很多地方走路比較方便. 最後我會建議你們選擇晴天的時候參觀因為很多景點都在戶外和要走很多路．

Sintra is full of colours - just look at the houses and shops around you. There are also a lot of stairs as it is a hilly area. The 3 must see places in Sintra is the National Palace of Sintra, the Castle of the Moors and the Pena Palace. So we first decided to walk around the historical town first and visit the National Palace of Sintra. I will take you to Castle of the Moors and Pena Palace in my next travel blogs.

辛特拉整個鎮都很有色彩，只要看看周圍的屋和商店你就會看到這裡還有很多樓梯因為有很多山路和斜坡。辛特拉有三個主要的景點就是辛特拉宫, 摩尔人城堡和佩纳宫．我們先到古城參觀再到辛特拉宫看看．下一個旅遊博客我就會介紹摩尔人城堡和佩纳宫。

What I love about the houses here are many of them have flowers hanging out of the window sill which compared to Australia, we normally have them in our balcony, garden or in pots outside the door/porch of the house. The extra details of the flowers/plants makes an ordinary house look so pretty.

我很喜歡這裏的房屋因為雖然每間房屋都很普通但看見他們在窗外掛着一點盆栽或花令到這間屋都很特別．在澳洲我們平常在花園，露台，或門口的地方放盆栽的所以有地不一樣．

We arrived at the National Palace and as you see, there are plenty of parking spots but very few cars. As previously recommended, many people prefer to visit Sintra by foot so these spots mainly are for tour buses.