The old town, the citadel, Boca do Inferno and Guincho beach, plus the Paula Rego museum.
A knot of mosaic-paved lanes behind the bay, fishermen's chapels, bright façades, pavement cafés and boutiques, where the former fishing village still shows through the riviera polish.
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The 16th-century fortress that guarded Lisbon's coast and housed Portugal's kings each summer, now an open citadel of art galleries, a pousada and ramparts over the marina.
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The 'Mouth of Hell', a collapsed sea cave where Atlantic swells surge and explode against the cliffs, a short, dramatic walk from the centre of Cascais.
Verified: 2026-06-04
A wild, dune-backed Atlantic beach inside the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, world-class wind for surfers and kitesurfers, with the Sintra hills as a backdrop.
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A museum dedicated to the painter Paula Rego, in a striking red building with two pyramid towers by architect Eduardo Souto de Moura.
A blue-and-white striped lighthouse by the sea, now a small museum about Portugal's lighthouses.
