Lisbon, Portugal · Europe
São João das Lampas works well as a base: 10 minutes from Fontanelas, 9km from Quinta da Regaleira.
São João das Lampas is a town located in Lisbon, Portugal. With a population of 10,484, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, São João das Lampas sits in Portugal, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Lisbon time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add São João das Lampas to your route.
São João das Lampas (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w ʒuˈɐ̃w dɐʒ ˈlɐ̃pɐʃ]) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish São João das Lampas e Terrugem. The population in 2011 was 11,392, in an area of 57.50 km².
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São João das Lampas is located in Lisbon, Portugal, Europe. The coordinates are 38.8738 latitude, -9.3984 longitude.
São João das Lampas has a population of approximately 10,484 people, making it a town in Portugal.
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Whitewashed village spilling down a sheer Atlantic cliff near Sintra, with a tidal ocean pool at its foot: the classic view is from the small lookout on the northern approach road. At golden hour the whole cliff face lights up.
6 km · about 10 min drive
castle
A mystical estate in Sintra featuring an initiatic well descending nine spiraling levels underground, surrounded by enchanted gardens.
9 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
UNESCO-listed fairy-tale town in the hills west of Lisbon with fantastical palaces, Moorish castle ruins, and lush gardens.
9 km · about 15 min drive
castle
Ancient Moorish ramparts snaking along a forested ridge with commanding views over Sintra.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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A royal palace at the town's heart, unmistakable for its twin conical kitchen chimneys.
9 km · about 15 min drive
coastal drive
A wind-swept coastal drive past Cabo da Roca, wild beaches and the Sintra-Cascais natural park.
9 km · about 20 min drive
castle
Sintra's most exotic and least crowded palace: a Moorish-Gothic-Indian fantasy villa rebuilt in 1858 for Francis Cook, wrapped in botanical gardens with lawns, ferns, and Mexican and Japanese terraces. Byron praised the earlier ruin in Childe Harold.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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A colorful Romanticist palace atop a hill in Sintra, representing one of the finest examples of 19th-century Romanticism in the world.
10 km · about 20 min drive
April to October
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