Cascais Sintra, Portugal
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Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Frequently Asked Questions
It anchors in the bay: tenders land passengers near the marina, about ten minutes' walk from the centre. The path runs past the citadel.
The old centre and the citadel, the town beaches, the Boca do Inferno and one of the two museums. Sintra takes most of the day: you must choose between the coast and the hills.
Yes, and that is rare: Praia da Conceição and Praia da Duquesa run east of the centre in one long crescent of sand, with cafes and loungers. Atlantic water stays bracing even in summer.
The mouth of hell: a collapsed sea cave forming an arch into which the ocean surges with a roar. Twenty minutes' walk west of the centre, or five minutes by car.
Yes, about thirty minutes by road. Pena Palace raises its yellow and red domes above the mist, surrounded by romantic parkland. The excursion takes most of the day.
Casa das Histórias Paula Rego, recognisable by its two terracotta pyramid towers, for the work of one of Portugal's great contemporary artists. And the Condes de Castro Guimarães museum, in a romantic house beside a cove, with peacocks and gardens.
At Guincho beach, further north, exposed to Atlantic swell. The town beaches suit swimming and lounging better.
The coastal train reaches Lisbon in under an hour. On a one-day call that is tight if you also want to see Cascais itself.
The euro and Portuguese. English is widely used in shops, restaurants and museums around the town.
A resort that lives first for its residents. A former fishing village that became the Portuguese royal family's retreat in the late 19th century, it keeps its colourful fishing boats on the sand and receives visitors like passing neighbours.
