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Parque Marechal Carmona
- country
- leisure
Avenida da Républica
2750-642, Cascais
A pleasant green space with extensive grassy areas and various points of interest, including a youth library, a mini-zoo, a children's playground, and a picnic area. Within the garden, it is possible to visit the Museum of the Counts of Castro Guimarães and the Chapel of São Sebastião, dating from the 17th century. It is also known as Gandarinha Park.
Museu-Biblioteca Condes de Castro de Guimarães
- heritage
Avenida Rei Humberto II de Itália - Parque Marechal Carmona
2750-319, Cascais
The Museum-Library, named after its donor, opened to the public in 1931. During its adaptation, attention was taken to maintain the atmosphere of an inhabited house, highlighting the interior architecture and its decorative motifs. Here you can appreciate pieces of great artistic and documentary value, including works of art depicting Cascais by Portuguese and foreign artists, Indo-Portuguese ceramics, and an excellent archaeology room. The library, with approximately 2500 rare volumes, is also noteworthy; the most valuable work is an illustrated manuscript of the Chronicle of King Afonso Henriques from 1505, with a colored illustration of 16th-century Lisbon. The garden features …
Casino do Estoril
- leisure
Avenida Dr. Stanley Ho
2765-190, Estoril
This casino, located on the Estoril coast, is considered one of the largest in Europe. Numerous Portuguese and international celebrities have performed there. Games available include French roulette, baccarat, blackjack, slot machines, and roulette. It features several rooms, most notably the Black and Silver Room.
Marina de Cascais
- beach
Casa de São Bernardo
2750-800, Cascais
Cascais Marina is located in a prestigious and popular area, next to the citadel's castle. It has a small shopping center and varied nightlife.
Boca do Inferno
- country
Avenida Rei Humberto II de Itália
2750-800, Cascais
This is the most spectacular accident in the coastal geological formation. It was once a cave carved into the rock by rainwater and the force of the waves, whose roof eventually collapsed. It is a place of great visual and auditory impact, well worth a visit.
Maré – José Avillez
- food & drink
Avenida Nossa Senhora do Cabo, 9000
2750-374, Cascais
Literalmente à beira-mar, possui uma vista deslumbrante e incomparável sobre o Atlântico, oferecendo uma cozinha centrada na frescura e no sabor autêntico do peixe e marisco português. Num ambiente elegante e descontraído, convida a descobrir as especialidades tanto do mar, como de carne, havendo sempre algo mais para descobrir. Esta é uma experiência gastronómica que celebra o Atlântico em toda a sua essência.
Fortaleza do Guincho
- food & drink
Estrada do Guincho
2750-642, Guincho
Always a restaurant with strong French influences, Fortaleza do Guincho seeks new horizons within what is called the "Portugality". The person in charge is the Portuguese chef Miguel Rocha Vieira, who took over it in 2015. With a philosophy based on haute cuisine and the sea as its main inspiration, Fortaleza do Guincho offers a daring incursion into traditional gastronomy. In 2001, the restaurant, with a strong influence of haute cuisine, won its first Michelin star that it still holds today.
Forte de São Jorge de Oitavos
- heritage
Estrada do Guincho - EN247
2750-642, Cascais
Built during the reign of Dom João IV, this fortress still maintains its primitive structure with its scuttles, its patrol walk and its stairways. The barrack, located in the middle of the stronghold and of the two waters rooftop, is very well preserved.
Parque Palmela
- country
- leisure
Rua do Parque Palmela
2750, Cascais
This park was built by the Duques of Palmela around the year of 1870. It welcomed parties and bazaars and it is still the place of several cultural activities. It has an open air amphitheatre where symphonic orchestras, jazz bands, vocal groups and even theatre companies have performed. It has a lush, very characteristic vegetation. There are also fitness circuits.
Marisco na Praça
- food & drink
Rua Padre Moisés da Silva - Mercado Municipal de Cascais
2750-437, Cascais
O nome, muito bem escolhido, resume bem o que é o restaurante. Está na praça e tem muito e bom marisco, com uma vantagem acrescida: bom preço. Tudo sempre muito fresco. Servem-se também tachos de arroz de marisco e feijoada de búzios e gambas, além de tesouros como as puntillitas.