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Triplandio Sintra guide covers 11 travel guides across 36 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 44 self-guided walking tours in Sintra with 209 POI, spanning 229.5 km in total. Get inspired by 24 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Sintra
City & Country Data Portugal (Sintra)
Key travel data for Sintra — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Portugal
Cost
HIGH
Safety
95
Health
83
Lifestyle
82
Infra
74
Rank
#19
Score
65
Tourists
4.2M/y
GDP/cap
$32.1k
Life Exp
82.4 yrs
Population
10.8M
Currency
EUR €
Language
Portuguese
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
112
💰 Prices in Sintra
Coffee
$2.50
Beer
$3.00
Lunch
$12.00
Groceries
$50.00/w
Taxi/km
$1.50
Transit
$2.00
Fuel
$1.80/l
Internet
$40.00/m
Salary
$1,500/m
Best time to visit Sintra (Portugal)
Now (July) avg: 20°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Aug & Jul.
Live Temp
…
~Day / Night Temp
24°C / 16°C
Sunrise / Sunset
6:23 / 21:03
Local time
8:02
Sea Temp
17°C
Best Months 
Aug & Jul
Aug & Jul
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Sea temperature
Sea warmth for swimming, by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Sintra —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
Garlic-flavored sausage made with various meats and served with bread. Clams cooked in garlic and white wine, a Portuguese classic. Portuguese sweet rice pudding with cinnamon and lemon. Duck rice cooked with chouriço, cured meats, and aromatic herbs. Salted cod with potatoes, eggs, and onions. A dense bread made with corn and rye flour. A traditional green soup made with kale, potatoes, and chouriço. Rich almond pie linked to Sintra's monastic history. A traditional stew of mixed meats, sausages, and vegetables. Codfish dish baked with potatoes, onions, and olives. Salted cod fillets baked with olive oil and garlic. Suckling pig roasted with garlic, pepper, and bay leaves. Salted cod fritters mixed with potatoes, herbs, and eggs. Custard tarts sprinkled with cinnamon, an iconic Portuguese dessert. Ginger cookies traditionally baked with cornmeal and honey. Spicy grilled chicken marinated with piri-piri sauce. Moist, almond-flavored pastries traditionally from Sintra. A rustic bread with a thick crust and soft interior from Sintra. A sweet pastry filled with a cheesy and eggy mixture. A marinated and roasted chicken dish unique to Sintra. A rustic bread roll filled with slices of chouriço sausage. Hearty stone soup with meats, beans, and vegetables. A puff pastry filled with a rich almond and egg cream.
Traditional Local Food
Sintra (Portugal)
Main course
Meat
Alheira Sausage with Bread
Alheira de Mirandela
al-YAY-rah deh mee-rahn-DEL-lah
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Ameijoas a Bulhão Pato
Amêijoas à Bulhão Pato
ah-MAY-zho-uhs ah BOOL-yow PAH-to
Dessert
Vegetarian
Arroz Doce
ah-ROHZ DOH-seh
🥩
Main course
Meat
Arroz de Pato
ah-ROSH deh PAH-toh
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Bacalhau à Brás
bah-kahl-YOW ah BRAHSH
Bread
Vegetarian
Broa de Milho
BRAW ah deh MEEL-yoo
Soup
Meat
Caldo Verde
KAL-doh VEHR-day
🥦
Dessert
Vegetarian
Cloisters' Almond Pie
Tarte de Amêndoa dos Claustros
TART-ee duh ah-MEN-dwat doosh KLOW-stroosh
Main course
Meat
Cozido à Portuguesa
koh-ZEE-doo hah pohr-too-GAY-sah
🐟
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Fado Codfish
Bacalhau à Sintrense
bah-kah-LYOW ah SEEN-trensh
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Lagareiro Cod Fish
Bacalhau à Lagareiro
ba-kahl-YOW ah la-ga-RY-row
Main course
Meat
Leitão à Bairrada
lay-TOWN ah bye-RAH-dah
Snack
Fish & Seafood
Pastéis de Bacalhau
pash-TAYSH deh bah-kah-LYOW
Dessert
Vegetarian
Pastéis de Nata
pahs-TAYSH duh NAH-tah
🥦
Snack
Vegetarian
Pillory Broas
Broas de Gengibre
broh-ahsh dzhayng-zhee-bruh
Main course
Meat
Piri-Piri Chicken
Frango Piri-Piri
FRAN-go PEE-ree PEE-ree
🥦
Dessert
Vegetarian
Piriquita Pastries
Pastéis da Piriquita
pahs-TEH-ees dah pee-ree-KEE-tah
🌱
Bread
Vegan
Piriquita Sintra Bread
Pão de Sintra
pah-OH deh SEEN-trah
🥦
Dessert
Vegetarian
Queijadas
Queijadas de Sintra
kay-JAH-das
🥩
Main course
Meat
Roasted Chicken of Sintra
Frango à Sintrense
frahn-goo ah seen-trens
🥩
Snack
Meat
Sausage Bread
Pão com Chouriço
powm koom shoor-eet-soh
Soup
Meat
Sopa de Pedra
SOH-pah deh PEH-drah
Dessert
Vegetarian
Travesseiros
Travesseiros de Sintra
tra-veh-SAY-ros
