Sintra - Hilltop Palace View - Travel Print
Perched above dense green woodland, the Palácio da Pena crowns a hill outside Sintra, its ochre and crimson turrets, striped domes and battlements catching soft daylight. Rooftops and a hazy coastal plain stretch beyond, the sky pale and calm above this romantic hilltop silhouette.
A whimsical piece for lovers of fairy-tale architecture, Portuguese heritage, or the storybook hills of Sintra.
Order today and you can expect delivery 3rd - 9th September.
Destination write-up
Here’s the write-up that features on your print.
Above the town of Sintra, mist curls through eucalyptus and fern-clad hills, and the air turns cool with the promise of fairy tales. Once the summer refuge of Portuguese royalty, this Atlantic hill station invites you into a world where palaces rise from granite peaks and gardens dream in perpetual shade.
Climb to the Palácio da Pena, its ramparts painted in ochre and crimson, a romantic folly watching over the Serra. Wander the Moorish Castle's ancient walls, tracing battlements laid centuries before the Reconquest. Descend into the Initiation Well at Quinta da Regaleira, its spiral stairs sinking into shadow and symbolism. In the town below, the twin conical chimneys of the Palácio Nacional rise above tiled rooftops.
Beyond its palaces, Sintra offers quieter pleasures: a plate of queijadas warm from the oven, pine scent from the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, and the Atlantic crashing below at Cabo da Roca, continental Europe's westernmost edge. As dusk settles, the hills fade into violet silence.
Print size & quality
Every piece is printed on thick, 175gsm fine-art matte paper with archival inks — so the colours stay rich, deep and true for years, with no fading and no fuss. Before it heads your way, it's wrapped in soft tissue to keep it scratch-free and sent out in a sturdy kraft tube or a robust triangular kraft box (never plastic).
Available sizes
Framing options
Fancy it ready to hang? Add a solid pine frame — sturdy, handsome and built to last. Take your pick from black, natural wood, or white. Each one is 20–25mm deep and 10–14mm wide: the sweet spot between strength and understated good looks.
We finish every frame with shatterproof, crystal-clear plexiglass to keep your print pristine — and it arrives already framed, so it goes straight from the box to your wall with no faff.
Framing is available for these sizes: A4, A3, A2, A1, 8x10, 11x14, 12x16, 12x18, 16x20, 18x24, 20x28, 24x32, 24x36 and 28x40.
Shipping & returns
Designed in Edinburgh, printed close to you. We've teamed up with trusted print partners across the globe, so your order is made and posted from wherever's nearest — order from the US, for instance, and it's printed and shipped by our US partner. That means it reaches you sooner, and travels a lot less to get there.
Changed your mind? Not a problem. Every order is covered by our 30-day, no-quibbles money-back guarantee — if it's not quite right, send it back within 30 days for a full refund, no questions asked.
