Village in Lisbon Region, Portugal
Linho
Linhó is an affluent village in the municipality of Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera, known for its resorts, restaurants, and its two prominent gated communities, Quinta da Penha Longa and Quinta da Beloura.
Linhó is home to a large expatriate community, the only American school in Portugal, and has hosted a Bilderberg Meeting.
How locals move
Getting around Linho the local way
- Get inin Lisbon, take the commuters train from Rossio station to explore Sintra and/or the Nature Reserve finishing in Cascais, a beautiful day trip on a bicycle, in the end take a train back to Cais do Sodre station in Lisbon where you may drop back your bicycle.
- Get aroundTuktuks are freely available to go up the mountain to the fort, or Pena (ask to be dropped off at the high entrance if you are going to Pena).
- Get aroundThe walking trail through the woods to the Moorish castle starts above the Sintra city at .
From Wikivoyage: Sintra, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Christian Ferrer (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.