Cascais, located a few kilometers from Estoril, in recent years has become a real youth center with a lot of discos and nightclubs. Here come those who like to enjoy the night life. The tourist center of Cascais includes an old town with a rich historical and architectural ensemble and a busy pedestrian zone, numerous cafes and restaurants. The beach of Cascais extends to Estoril itself

How to get to

Cascais is located 25 km from Lisbon, so the most optimal way to reach the goal is to fly by plane to the capital, and then get to the destination by train or bus. On the other hand, Cascais is on the way of the daily train "Lisbon-Porto" and "Porto-Lisbon", so if you find yourself first in Porto, you can get to Cascais from there without problems. In addition, if you have the right, you can rent a car in any city and enjoy freedom of movement.

Climate

March 1, Sunday Cloudy, light rain + 15 ° С in the afternoon + 12 ° С at night ° ° water	@ March 2, Monday Cloudy + 16 ° С in the afternoon + 13 ° С at night ° C water	March 3, Tuesday Clearly + 16 ° С in the afternoon + 11 ° С at night ° С water
Weather forecast in Cascais for 10 days

Cascais, like the whole coast of central Portugal, reigns a mild maritime climate that allows you to swim in the ocean from May to October. However, the greatest influx of tourists is observed in the high season - this is July-August, when the air temperature stays at a steady 27-28 degrees. At the same time, the water temperature is about 20 degrees Celsius, the rest of the year the ocean is quite cold, so for a beach holiday, let's say in the spring, you should choose a resort in the south.

Transport

The city is quite small, so that it is quite possible to examine it on your own two. If tourists are going to go there on a rented car, they need to know that with parking in its center the situation is tense. Park better on the outskirts, and then get on the Bus Bus, followed by a circular route around the city center (it costs about 1 euro.)

The city has a dedicated bike path that stretches as far as 8 km from Cascais to the Guincho waterfront in Estoril - and ride it on a two-wheeled friend can be completely without cost: in different parts of the city (including near the railway station) bicycles are rented for free, it's enough just to show the passport. All locals move mainly on these bicycles, so a free option is not always available and not always in a satisfactory condition.

But in the company Transrent a good bicycle can be rented for 8, 5 EUR per day, there are waiting for their temporary owners scooters, motorcycles and cars. Car rental points are also near the bus station

Beaches of Cascais

Most tourists choose Cascais because of its magnificent beaches .They stretch along the coast for a few kilometers and are almost never interrupted. . The most popular and large beach of Cascais is Guinho . Here the highest waves in the county, so fans of extreme sports - surfers, vinserfers, kitesurfers and t . flock to Guinho d . If you just want to just swim and lie on the beach, you can choose popular smaller beaches - for example, Torre or Ribera . All of them are perfectly equipped, they have showers, toilets, changing cabins, a team of rescuers on the territory , rental offices and a cafe.

Entertainment, excursions and attractions

The advantage of Cascais is that almost all the sights of this part of the district are either directly in it or within walking distance from it, while from the same Estoril they need to go - at least by bicycle.

One of the most remarkable places in Cascais is the spectacular Palacio de Conde de Castro Guimaraes, a famous museum library that is open to visitors . There you can see a collection of 25,000 books, among which there are a lot of rarities . There is also stored bo Most of the prehistoric finds from Grutas de Alapraia are a group of underground caves discovered only in the XIX century . Another miracle of nature, grottos of Grutus do Poço Velho, located directly in the city center and dating back to the Neolithic era . The Local Maritime Museum attracts visitors an exposition devoted to fishing and the history of the city, besides, there is a rich collection of ocean animals: mollusks, fish, mammals and birds . The founder of the museum is the Portuguese King Carlos I, who was only interested in the then emerging Coy oceanography . an important part of the exhibition is a collection of his personal .

On the beach, just west of the city, it is a natural wonder that year after year attracts crowds of tourists. Boca do Inferno, which, in the translation "The Mouth of Hell", fully justifies its name - it is over the centuries knocked out by the water and the wind in a hard rock cave of eerie outlines. In the storm waves break from the rock around the mouth of hell, they raise the sea of ​​splashes and terrible noise, the dark cave failure is gaping - in general, the spectacle is fascinating. To look at it, of course, is better from the ocean.

Other attractions of the city are worth note the Citadel - it was built on a high rock to protect the city from attacks from the sea and brilliantly coped with its task. Now there is an elite five-star hotel. An important religious monument of Kaiskesh is the Church of the Assumption. It is located in the center of the city, at the intersection of many small streets, and is remarkable not only for its architectural features, but also for the permanent exhibition of paintings by the Portuguese artist Joseph de Obidos.

Parque Palmela Park, located between Cascais and Estoril, open air. In general, being in Cascais, it's a sin not to visit Estoril - there are also great beaches, lots of discos and bars, as well as a variety of casinos - but fans of gambling know this and without a hint.

A little to the north of Cascais is the city of Sintra, known to a wide range readers in the enthusiastic descriptions of Lord Byron in his works. As in any coastal Portuguese city, in Cascais many restaurants of different levels. Most of the offered dishes are from fish and seafood, it is no coincidence that Portugal has the highest per capita consumption of fish in Europe.

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