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The view from Sintra. - Lisbon
The view from Sintra.
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Day trips: Sintra, Cascais, Estoril...: Take a train to Cascais, a...
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  • Wenasje
  • By Wenasje on August 25, 2002
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  • Day trips:  Sintra, Cascais, Estoril... - Lisbon
    by Wenasje
    Take a train to Cascais, a nice coastal town where you can spend a lovely day at the beach. The train will get you there in about half an hour.

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    Day trips: Sintra, Cascais, Estoril...: Cabo da Roca.
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  • schielen
  • By schielen on August 25, 2002
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  • Day trips:  Sintra, Cascais, Estoril... - Lisbon
    by schielen
    This is the western-most point of the European mainland. In Europe only Iceland and the western part of Ireland are located more to the west.
    To see more pictures from this cape look at the 'Cabo da Roca' travalogue that can be reached by clicking this link.

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  • Directions: This cape is located some 25 kilometers to the west of Lisbon.
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    Day trips: Sintra, Cascais, Estoril...: Take the train from Lisbon up...
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  • anglosaxon
  • By anglosaxon on August 25, 2002
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  • Day trips:  Sintra, Cascais, Estoril... - Lisbon
    by anglosaxon
    Take the train from Lisbon up the coast to the beach at Estoril or to the Castle at Sintra. (Picture is of the beach at Estoril)
    The beach is popular and has many ammenities nearby but, if you want something more quiet just walk down the road for ten minutes and you'll find something you like.

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    Day trips: Sintra, Cascais, Estoril...: Go on a Day Trip to...
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  • By Mayonie on August 25, 2002
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  • Day trips:  Sintra, Cascais, Estoril... - Lisbon
    by Mayonie
    Go on a Day Trip to Obidos-Alcobaca-Batalha-Nazare-Fatima :
    * Experience a bit of the rural life inside a fortified town in Obidos
    * Marvel at Manueline architecture at Unesco World Heritage Sites- Alcobaca Cathedral and Batalha Monastery
    * Sample seafood and soak some sun on a beachfront restaurant in Nazare
    * Most important for Catholics...pay homage to Our Lady of Fatima. Inset, view of Fatima Shrine Square.
    Strongly recommend joining an organized day tour by coach to cover these places unless of course one has the luxury of time and specific interests in the places mentioned

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  • Directions: About 1.5-2hrs by coach from Lisbon going north
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    Day trips: Sintra, Cascais, Estoril...: Sintra
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  • katlau
  • By katlau on August 25, 2002
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  • Day trips:  Sintra, Cascais, Estoril... - Lisbon
    by katlau
    In my opinion the most beautiful place around Lisbon. There´s a lot to see: Palacio National, Castelo dos Mouros, Palacio da Pena a.s.o. Take the whole day, don´t hurry, enjoy!

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    Day trips: Sintra, Cascais, Estoril...: Cascais
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  • By dimilag on May 24, 2007
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  • Day trips:  Sintra, Cascais, Estoril... - Lisbon
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    Cascais is a picturesque small town with beautiful beaches and rocky coves that definately deserves a visit from tourists. It is also known as San Tropez of Portugal. Its beaches are of soft, golden sand and the old town offers a charm of its own. The name of Cascais comes from cascal whish means casques or smell pebbles. Cascais is located approximately 30Kms from Lisbon. It’s easily reached by car, bus or by trains that departs from Lisbon’s Estação Cais do Sodre.

    Cascais began life as a fishing village, perfectly placed in the lea of a headland and at the mouth of the River Tejo, indeed, fishermen still set out from the small quay where you can find them with their colourful boats and pots. In here Portugal’s first electric railway was built between Lisbon and Cascais.

    It had inhabitants since the most remote antiquity and was also successively inhabited by Visigodes and Arabic people. In 1153 was conquered from Moorish by Dom Afonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal. At the time it was only a small agglomerated of irrelevant importance, mentioned in the chart of Sintra dated from 1159. Whit Dom Pedro I, it was separated from Sintra and in 1364 it has constitution as a Township. In 1370 it was a town - council. To D. Manuel's chart attributed in 1514, were conceded some privileges, more exactly the tributes intention which has increased its habitants inhabitants. In 1870 after a decision of the Royal Family, the Court started to spend the Summer periods in Cascais, which was a motive for the village little by little has transformed itself in a Summer resort of Aristocracy and Citizenship. At the turn of the century Cascais became a must and ever since a certain prestige clings to its name. All the great names of European royalty sought refuge on Portugal's neutral soil during the Second World War. The crowed heads of Europe chose Cascais as their residence in exile.

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    Day trips: Sintra, Cascais, Estoril...: SINTRA
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  • tonih
  • By tonih on August 24, 2002
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    by tonih
    Between leafy woods is this pretty and old city. A lot of palaces in the middle of the town mixed with the humble houses and the little streets makes of it a very special place in a very romantic atmosphere.

    You can see i didn´t choose the best day to go but even with the rain is a fantastic place.

    Palaces:

    El Palacio Nacional de Sintra o Palacio Real.
    Palacio de Pena.
    Palacio Nacional de Queluz.
    Castillo Dos Mouros.

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    Day trips: Sintra, Cascais, Estoril...: enjoy the sun, the beach, the...
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  • By matcrazy1 on August 24, 2002
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  • Day trips:  Sintra, Cascais, Estoril... - Lisbon
    by matcrazy1
    enjoy the sun, the beach, the ocean and the nightlife in Cascais and Estoril.
    The fisherman's beach (Praia do Ribeia) in Cascais is really charming (look at my picture).

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  • Address: 27km west of Lisbon center.
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  • chatzchen
  • By chatzchen on August 24, 2002
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  • Day trips:  Sintra, Cascais, Estoril... - Lisbon
    by chatzchen
    Once you are in Lisbon you MUST visit Sintra!
    I had it on my plan but arrived in Sintra only on my last evening in Portugal. When I arrived there I realized that there is a lot to see and the area is very beautiful, in the mountains, between green forests, lots of of historical buildings etc.
    I just had not enough time to visit all this and you should plan at least minimum 2 days for Sintra.
    It is eays to get there by train from the Lisbon Rossio station, the costs are ~250 Esc one way and the ride takes about half an hour so you can go there for a day from Lisbon or you can stay in Sintra. Adress for a very nice accomodation is at Maria's house under http://www.planeta.clix.pt/paderna or you may email to Maria at paderna2000@yahoo.com.
    She is a very nice Ladie and lives in a beautiful old house 10 minutes walk way from the historical part of the city.

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    Day trips: Sintra, Cascais, Estoril...: Colares Historical Centre
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  • By dimilag on May 25, 2007
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  • During this walk in the historical centre of the Colares village one can observe its historical and patrimonial wealth, as seen in beautiful churches, the mansions of the old quintas and the characteristic cottages of the late 19th century. It will also be possible to get to know the places where important personalities from Portuguese culture lived, such as Carlos França, Viana da Mota or Veloso Salgado, or to talk of illustrious Colares-born figures like D. Dinis de Melo e Castro, D. Jerónimo Contador de Argote or José Inácio da Costa, and also to recall writers and poets like Eça de Queirós, Camilo Castelo Branco, Alexandre Herculano ou Wiiliam Beckford. The walk ends in the famous Várzea de Colares, crossed by Rio das Maçãs, next to the tracks of the old tramway, now working again.

    Enquiries and bookings: Mon. – Fri. 9.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m., and 2.00 p.m. - 4.30 p.m.

  • Phone: 21 923 88 22
  • Other Contact: fax 21 923 87 78
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