Sintra Romantica

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I went to the launching of the official concept of Sintra as the Capital of Romance yesterday. BEAUTIFUL! The setting was at Quinta da Regaleira in the evening - and what made it so beautiful, in addition to the obviously magnificent gardens, were the videos and photos passed on the screen behind the presentation. Please check some of it out at www.sintraromantica.net - even if you do not speak any Portuguese, the video they have in the very beginning is worth the 8 minutes. After watching it you really want to come to Sintra with that significant other!

Especially after you see our special deals on massages - we are partnering with a new wellness-center in Sintra wehre they have wonderful therapists doing all kinds of massages from the more known aromatherapy to Tui Na and Seitai massages, Acupuncture, Reiki, and even Yoga (also special sessions for two people...). All of this either at the center OR in the peace of your room here! And affordable prices from 30 euros upward. Keep an eye on more on this one!

You may have noticed that I added a search feature on this blog - just to help with the search of blog contents. All entries have a few labels, like Culture, Garden or Summer... so if you are interested in the blogs that have to do with the garden, just type it in and it will locate the entries about garden for you - etc. Hope that it is useful!

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Anonymous said…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG0pQXWh4cg
check this out for a clip that i found in the net about romantic sintra!
05 September
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