Quinta da Regaleira
Our last visit in Sintra was to the Quinta da Regaleira. This was outside of the park system that the Mouros and Pena were a part of. It is though considered part of the UNESCO heritage site. Parking here proved to be the most challenging aspect of this visit. There was a small parking lot close to the entrance that was full – otherwise, it was one way streets with very limited street parking. We had to do a loop twice to end up finding a spot – and had a bit of walk to the entrance (which was fine). We bought tickets to this when we arrived around 1 pm. I think we looked to buy tickets in advance, but could not find how to do it. The gardens were busy, but definitely not over-crowded. We were able to get tickets right away. Then into the gardens to try to figure out where to go first. I do wish they had given more of a path or guided route. The signage was not great, so it was hard to make sure we hit the high not...