“Secrets of Sintra — A Hike Through History & Nature”

Yes — this is the kind of woodland walking path around Sintra’s palace/castle area I was referring to. The photo shows a maintained cobbled path through large granite boulders and forest, with a painted trail marker on the rock.
If you want your hike to have this atmosphere—forest, giant rocks, old paths, Pena Palace and Moorish Castle views—I can build the route specifically around that, rather than a normal road-based tourist walk.
A strong group route would be approximately:
Sintra Station → Historic Centre → Vila Sassetti → forest trails → Pena Palace surroundings → Moorish Castle surroundings → Santa Maria forest → Parque da Liberdade → Sintra Station
🥾 Distance: roughly 7–9 km
⛰️ Difficulty: Moderate, mainly because of the climb
⏱️ Walking time: around 3–4 hours, longer with stops
🏰 Theme: Palaces • Ancient Forest • Granite Rocks • Sintra History