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Sofia Costa

sintra

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Woman sitting alone at a marble café table with a salad and sparkling water, Sintra National Palace twin towers visible behind her, bright midday light.

Midday in Sintra: A Slow Lunch Below the National Palace

№ 79 · 27 June 2026
Open book resting on a stone bench in the overgrown gardens of Sintra National Palace, warm golden light filtering through tall hedges, palace tower visible above.

Evening in Sintra: Reading in the Palace Gardens at Golden Hour

№ 12 · 24 May 2026
Worn stone steps leading upward through dense fog between tall eucalyptus trees in Sintra forest at dawn, soft diffused grey light.

Sintra at Dawn: Misty Forest Walk to Pena Palace

№ 11 · 24 May 2026
Woman standing on the stone ramparts of the Moorish Castle in Sintra, forested hills and faint Atlantic horizon behind her, warm golden side light on her face.

Sintra's Moorish Castle at Golden Hour: A Slow Travel Moment

№ 10 · 23 May 2026
Woman standing on the stone ramparts of the Moorish Castle in Sintra, warm side-light on her face, forested hills and faint ocean horizon behind her.

Sintra's Moorish Castle: Slow Travel on Ancient Ramparts

№ 9 · 23 May 2026
Woman sitting alone at a marble café table with a salad and sparkling water, Sintra National Palace towers visible behind her, bright midday light.

Midday in Sintra: A Slow Lunch Below the Palace Towers

№ 8 · 23 May 2026
Pastel de nata and espresso on a marble counter inside a small azulejo-tiled café in Sintra, warm morning light filtering through wooden shutters.

Breakfast in Sintra: Pastel de Nata at a Tiled Village Café

№ 7 · 23 May 2026
Woman sitting on tiled fountain steps in Sintra village center at golden hour, glass of red wine beside her, cobblestones glowing warm orange.

Golden Hour in Sintra: Wine, Tiles, and the Art of Sitting Still

№ 6 · 22 May 2026

The tiles on this fountain are cold through my dress

№ 5 · 22 May 2026

The fog hasn't lifted

№ 4 · 22 May 2026