Places to see Boca do Inferno, Cabo da Roca, Cascais, Colares, Estoril, Lisboa, Sintra.
Monuments and Museums Cascais – “São Jorge de Oitavos” Fortress, “Museu do Mar” (Sea Museum), “Condes Castro Guimarães” Museum. Sintra – “Castelo dos Mouros” (moor castle in Sintra), Pena Palace, The Sintra National Palace.
Activities Water sports (diving, sailing, surfing and windsurfing), horseback riding (Cascais and Quinta da Marinha Equestrian Centres), golf (Oitavos Golfe, Penha Longa, Quinta da Beloura, Belas, Lisbon Sports Club), beaches (Carcavelos, Parede, Tamariz, Marquesa, Rainha, Guincho), tennis, tours.
Gastronomy Seafood, fresh fish, “Travesseiros and Queijadas from Sintra” (delectable regional pastries), Colares wine.
Night life Casino Estoril, discos and bars in the village of Cascais and at the marina. |