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Sintra and Arrabida
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Sintra and Arrabida

Eight slow days around Lisbon: Sintra, Cabo da Roca, Cascais, the Tagus ferry to Setubal, Arrabida, Sesimbra, Palmela. Tesla in Lisbon; palace parks are walking parks and the cape eats range.

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Season: Year-round. Sintra is packed July-August; weekdays and October are kinder. Cabo da Roca fog in summer mornings. Arrabida swimming May-October.

Eight slow days around Lisbon: Sintra, Cabo da Roca, Cascais, the Tagus ferry to Setubal, Arrabida, Sesimbra, Palmela. Tesla in Lisbon; palace parks are walking parks and the cape eats range.

Day by day

Day 1

Lisbon

The river holds the evening. Overnight Tesla.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Lisbon) — typical arrival 30%, about 20 min to 80%. Why stop here: Lisbon. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Lisbon
LisbonPhoto: Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 3

Sintra

A palace in fog. Destination charger; the parks are walking.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Sintra. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Cabo da Roca
Cabo da RocaPhoto: Ввласенко / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 5

Cascais

A bay of boats. Charge after Cabo da Roca at 22 percent.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Cascais. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Cascais
CascaisPhoto: pedrik / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Day 6

Setubal

Arrabida over the port. A quiet night.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Setubal. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Arrabida
ArrabidaPhoto: Sanjorgepinho / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 8

Lisbon

Last Tesla. The palaces are still in the rear-view.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Lisbon) — typical arrival 30%, about 20 min to 80%. Why stop here: Lisbon. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Sesimbra
SesimbraPhoto: Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Quiet charging pauses

  • Tesla Supercharger in Lisbon — a calm stop on this leg, about 20 min.

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