When we had seen the most important sights of Lisbon during our stay at Easter last year we decided to discover a bit of the hinterland. We went to the train station Cais do Sodré and took the local train to Cascais (pronounced: Cash-ca-ee-sh, stress on the second syllable), it´s not necessary ... Read review
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Advantages: easy to reach from Lisbon, nice for a day out Disadvantages: we didn't find any
When we had seen the most important sights of Lisbon during our stay at Easter last year we decided to discover a bit of the hinterland. We went to the train station Cais do Sodré and took the local train to Cascais (pronounced: Cash-ca-ee-sh, stress on the second syllable), it´s not necessary to know the timetable beforehand, one doesn´t have to wait long for a train. A return ticket costs 2.50 Euro.
It´s a pleasant ride of 35 minutes with the ... ...its mouth, and houses, gardens, parks on the right, it´s nearly impossible to find out where one village or town ends and the next begins.
Although Cascais is situated on the Atlantic, the vegetation is Mediterranean with palm trees, cacti, agaves and umbrella acacias, if we didn´t know better we´d feel like travelling in the South of Italy, my Sardinian husband felt at home.
Two stops before Cascais is the famous village Estoril (Eshtoril), both ...
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Advantages: Relaxing, friendly, not over developed Disadvantages: Cooler weather than the Algarve
Estoril and Cascais are adjoined resorts on the Lisbon Coast of Portugal. Less popular than the famed Algarve, the Lisbon Coast is less developed and remains a popular destination for the Portuguese themselves though seems overlooked by British Tourists. I discovered Estoril many years ago when I visited the Portuguese Grand Prix. After my first visit I feel in love with the area and returned year on year and though there is no Formula One Grand ... ...am hoping to return to as soon as the bank account allows!!
GETTING THERE
As I said above Estoril and Cascais are fishing towns on the Lisbon Coast, about 20 miles west of Lisbon. Estoril and Cascais mould into one another but retain very different characteristics and feelings which I'll describe later.
By Air:
There are regular direct flights to Lisbon Airport from Heathrow and Manchester with TAP and British Airways, however I've found there ...
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