Lisboa · Portugal
In the destination Sintra and Cascais.
In the photo: Boca do Inferno in Cascais
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The city
A former fishing village on the coast west of Lisboa, which became a seaside resort when the royal family started spending summers at the Cidadela in the late 19th century. It has a bay with boats, a historic centre of cobbled streets, the Casa das Histórias Paula Rego, the Farol-Museu de Santa Marta and a seafront promenade to the Estoril. To the west lie the Boca do Inferno and the Praia do Guincho.
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The local experience
The bay where fishing boats share space with the village's beaches, surrounded by the center's stone streets, the Câmara Municipal with tiled panels, and Praia da Rainha.
A group of fortifications from the 16th and 17th centuries on the edge of the bay, which was the royal family's summer residence and today houses a pousada, art galleries and studios.
Museum dedicated to the painter Paula Rego, in a 2009 building with two red pyramidal towers designed by Eduardo Souto de Moura, winner of the Pritzker Prize.
The Farol de Santa Marta, built in 1868 on the Santa Marta cove, with blue and white stripes, converted into a museum of Portuguese lighthouses. Beside it is the Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães.
An opening in the cliff west of Cascais, where the sea enters a collapsed cave and, with strong waves, sprays water between the rocks. There are viewpoints and a coastal walkway.
A wide sandy beach with dunes on the Atlantic coast west of Cascais, with the Serra de Sintra in the background. The steady wind and waves make it one of the region's main spots for surfing, windsurfing and kitesurfing.
Seaside resort neighbouring Cascais, connected by the seafront promenade, with the Praia do Tamariz, gardens and the Casino Estoril, which inspired Ian Fleming to write the first James Bond novel.
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