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Castelo dos Mouros Sintra: Entry Ticket + Optional Audio Guide
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The castle is on a ridge of the Serra de Sintra, between the old town and Pena. We did not confirm its postal address, so use the map on this page or the official site. Private vehicles cannot go up.
Moorish Castle · Castelo dos Mouros, Sintra
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By bus 434
Bus 434 runs from the station and Lourel through the old town to the castle and on to Pena. The 24-hour hop-on hop-off ticket is 13.50 € at the counter and 10.96 € online.
On foot
From the station it is 2.3 km, about 31 minutes on foot by our OpenStreetMap estimate, on a steep climb. From the National Palace of Sintra it is 1.6 km (21 minutes). From the main entrance of Pena it is 0.3 km, about 5 minutes, so the two fit in one morning.