There are plenty of beautiful castles around Europe, but neither can rival Pena Palace’s eccentricity. I mean, unless it’s an inflatable McDonalds castle, bright red and yellow are not the colors you associated castles with, right? Being a beautiful representation of the 19th-century trend for exoticized romantic architecture, Palacio Nacional da Pena is one of the biggest attractions in Portugal. Located on a top of a hill and surrounded by dense forest, it is arguably the most picturesque palace in the world. If you want to visit Sintra and check out the Pena Palace, you better get there early. Only a 40-minute train ride from Lisbon away, the place is one of the most popular day trip destinations and getting there later would mean you have to spend your day waiting on lines than enjoying the vivid colors of this quirky castle. By Verislav Tudzhzarov from Global Castaway - https://globalcastaway.com/3-days-in-lisbon/