Buçaco National Forest

such a magical place, lots of plants and waterfalls and trails for tracking. and the palace (which is a hotel now) also amazing. also a lot of spots for picnic, so you can take something with you and have a lunch break surrounded with exotic forest 🤌

Explore the national park botanical gardens and Buçaco Palace. The palace is now a hotel, so you can only see the interior if you are a checked in guest. Take a hike up to Cruz Alta (High Cross). The views are breathtaking.

I'm not that interested in viewing religious sites, but this place was super weird and cool! Beautiful gardens, and old monestary that has a lot of artwork for burials and dead people. I've never really seen a religious site quite like it! It's 6 euros to get into the park with a car, and 3 euros to go into the monetary! Totally worth it! You need to pay with cash, so come prepared! Also, the I got to ring to old church bells on top of the monestary, which was a unique experience!

Gorgeous palace in the middle of a forest near Luso. The main building itself is a hotel, and they said we could only enter with a reservation. We spent about an hour touring the grounds full of ancient foundations and gardens, although you could probably spend a full day exploring the scenic trails through the surrounding forest. 6€ to enter by car, or try to park outside and walk in for free.

Such a peaceful experience to roam around this magnificent forest. There are two hiking paths - one that takes you to the top for magnificent views and one called water way to see the lakes and steps with creaks.

You can see magnificent redwoods and ancient eucalyptus trees .

This palace is a hidden gem of Portugal. Lots of lovely shady paths to wander. The palace is spectacular. It has a basic cafe with toilets. The hotel is also there if you want something more fancy.

There are interesting birds to see, for example a firecrest

So pretty! There are several different trails you can choose from. There were also parking and WCs throughout the trail too which was super convenient. Definitely worth exploring!

Beautiful, just beautiful! The hiking paths are plenty and fun to explore.

We’ll worth the trip. The monastery is very interesting and the trails seem to be very popular. The highlight for me were the tiled scenes in the hotel. Do not miss those!

Gorgeous forest walks of different duration and difficulty levels. Would recommend footware with good grip, especially in damp conditions. Make sure you get a map in a tourist centre. Paths and trails are marked well.

Amazing place in the nature, there's plenty of small path's to walk and places to rest and relax, you can stop for lunch and visit the great green 💚 garden, the place is magical and absolutely stunning, just park your car and get lost in the nature that surrounds you all over, perfect place for tripping and enjoy nature in its best.

Beautiful place to visit, do some hiking and take some photos

This forest and castle are gorgeous. The whole place looks like something out of a movie. Definitely a must see when in Portugal.

Nice and calm place, we enjoyed the walk there. Highly recommend.

This parc is as beautiful as the nature in Sintra but less crowded and touristy. It is free if you enter on foot or bike . With a car it is 5 euro per car. We hiked for 4 hours but you can easily hike here all day.

Deserves a visit if you are a nature's lover and like to take long walks surrounded by a green landscape. The entrance is free if you plan to walk or ride a bike.
I found the park and gardens of Bussaco similar in somehow with some parks in Sintra like Pena and Regaleira. There are some places hidden in the park for true adventurers and the views in Cruz Alta are stupendous.
Definitely worths a visit.

Get ready to walk. But it is totally worth it.

Highly recommend but if your going to stay there make sure it's cool outside

Beautiful place to be in contact with nature. The surroundings are beautiful, full of old palace-like houses, and the forest itself is amazing, with loads of exotic trees and fountains

Visited some time ago and really enjoyed the park