Dona Estefânia - Fábrica de Queijadas e Travesseiros de Sintra

The yellow facade with the neatly painted name Dona Estefânia marks a workshop where Sintra’s most famous pastries are born. While other shops serve the same sweets, this kitchen maintains a strict focus on the traditional recipes for queijadas and travesseiros. Decades ago, the arrival of the railway turned Sintra into a weekend destination for Lisbon’s elite, and these specific pastries became the mandatory souvenir for those boarding the train back home, fueling the demand that keeps these ovens running today.