We enjoyed our stay in Sintra, we were given a private tour of Villa Roma by the great-great-great-grandson of the founding family. As an added treat we met the great-great-great granddaughter, who happened to be visiting at the time we were there. The cottage we stayed in was adjacent to the main house with excellent views from the terrace. Being an older home, it had some areas that could use some maintenance, but this is to be expected when staying in a historical home. The center of town was a pleasant walk downhill of about 15 minutes at the most. The uphill walk was just as pleasant. We arrived to Sintra by train and took a taxi to the property it was 9 euros. When we left, we choose to walk to the train station which was a pleasant downhill walk of about 25 minutes.