Portuguese village
Varge Mondar
Varge Mondar is a small village located in Sintra, Portugal, which is well known for its slow living, tranquility, green spaces and community.
Also known to public because of comedian Nuno Markl that spoke about it on his radio show and later became an ambassador for the village.
How locals move
Getting around Varge Mondar 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 .
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