Cascais, Portugal

Cascais is a municipality of the Lisbon district (214 124 inhabitants · 97 km²), at the western end of the Lisbon coast where the Tagus estuary meets the Atlantic. The historic town sits on its bay, Estoril lies along the coast to the east, and Guincho beach lies to the north-west inside the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park.

The history of Cascais has its own page.

Beaches in Cascais

Cascais has fifteen beaches on the national bathing-water register, along the coast from Carcavelos in the east to Guincho in the north-west.

Monuments in Cascais

• Citadel of Cascais: the fortified complex on the bay, built around a tower of 1488 and used as a royal summer residence from 1870.
• Casino Estoril: the casino of Estoril, opened on 15 August 1931 and redesigned in the 1960s.

Museums and culture in Cascais

• Casa das Histórias Paula Rego: the museum of the painter Paula Rego, in a building by Eduardo Souto de Moura, opened in 2009.
• Condes de Castro Guimarães Museum: a museum and library in a summer house on the Santa Marta cove, opened in 1931.
• Santa Marta Lighthouse Museum: the first lighthouse museum in Portugal, in a working lighthouse lit in 1868.

Nature in Cascais

• Guincho: a wide Atlantic beach inside the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, next to the Guincho-Cresmina dune system.
• Boca do Inferno: a sea chasm with a natural arch, formed by the collapse of a sea cave, on the coast road west of the town.
• Cabo da Roca: the westernmost point of continental Europe, north of Guincho in the municipality of Sintra.

Golf in Cascais

Five golf courses are in the municipality of Cascais.

Leisure in Cascais

• Seafront promenade: a promenade along the coast links the centre of Cascais with the beaches of Estoril. Visiting Cascais covers trains, roads, buses and the museum quarter.
• Riding: several riding centres operate in the municipality, mostly around Quinta da Marinha.

Marinas in Cascais

• Marina de Cascais: a marina with 650 berths on the bay of Cascais, next to the Citadel, opened on 6 August 1999.

Parishes of Cascais

• Alcabideche (44 165 inhabitants · 40 km²): the largest parish of the municipality by area, which includes Alcoitão and Malveira da Serra.
• Carcavelos e Parede (46 529 inhabitants · 8 km²): the eastern coastal parish, with the beaches of Carcavelos, Parede and Avencas.
• Cascais e Estoril (64 192 inhabitants · 29 km²): the seat parish, with the historic centre of Cascais, Estoril, Quinta da Marinha and Guincho.
• São Domingos de Rana (59 238 inhabitants · 20 km²): the most populous parish of the municipality, which includes the Cascais Aerodrome in Tires.

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Estoril, Cascais

History of Cascais

History of Cascais

Visiting Cascais

Visiting Cascais

Boca do Inferno

Boca do Inferno

Citadel of Cascais

Citadel of Cascais

Casa das Histórias Paula Rego

Condes de Castro Guimarães Museum

Santa Marta Lighthouse Museum

Cascais & Guincho

Marina de Cascais