Lisbon Region

Cascais has a privileged position, benefiting both from the open sea Atlantic beaches and from the healthy and fresh air from the neighbouring Serra de Sintra. Its vicinity to Lisbon, gave Cascais the role of maritime guardian of the capital. During the Spanish occupation in parts of the 16th and 17th centuries, Cascais was given […]

PARQUE NATURAL DE SINTRA CASCAIS. There are four Pedestrian Trails you can do in Cascais, namely in the Parque Natural de Sintra-Cascais (Sintra -Cascais Nature Park). As these trails have a low to medium difficulty, they are adequate to almost everybody. Rota PR1 CSA )– Rota das Quintas (Farms Trail) allows you to discover  small […]

Serra de Sintra (Sintra Mountain Range) and its seashore is an area of great ecological and cultural interest due to its geomorphological and landscape characteristics. Most of the natural heritage of Cascais is located on the western side of the municipality, inside this natural park, created in 1994 and with an area over 36 000 acres. […]

CASCAIS / GUINCHO. Sanderling, common ringed plover and European stonechat are among the birds you may watch in the Guincho-Cresmina dunes. Visitors follow a trail through the dunar system walking with the help of information panels spread across three wooden walkways that connect Areia road to Praia do Guincho, in a total of 2,2 kilometers. […]

CASCAIS. Rent a bike in one of the BiCas (Bicicletas de Cascais) station, located near the Cascais Railway Station, the Casa da Guia or the Posto de Informação de Turismo da Natureza, right in front of Casa das Histórias Paula Rego (the Museum), and ride along the bicycle lane to the Cresmina Dunes, in Guincho. […]

PAREDE. The story of this park dates back to the early 20th century when Domingos José de Morais, a wealthy industrial, was the owner of the land, and had his home here. Nowadays this park, also known as the “parque dos patinhos” (“Duckling Park”), is equipped with a children’s playground, a lake with domestic birds and […]

ALCABIDECHE. This urban park located in Alcabideche 14 000 acres has a wide green area where you can rest or do some sport. With a wide green area and exercise gear this park works out as an outdoor gym. It has a picnic area, ideal for your Cascais Genial Picnic. BOOK PICNIC

MURCHES. In order to add value to the border area of Parque Natural de Sintra-Cascais, the Parque Urbano das Penhas do Marmeleiro, in Murches, visually encompasses Serra de Sintra, Ribeira das Vinhas (a river) and Penhas do Marmeleiro (a rock formation). The park has a pedestrian wooden walkway that runs across the entire terrain, minimising […]

CASCAIS. Your challenge is to find the pirate hidden treasure. It all begins in Conceição beach, and continues in the old town of Cascais, with a unique view over the bay, passing by the Marina de Cascais and Marechal Carmona Park. The participants rely on their GPS, their imagination, creativity and reasoning and, in order […]

Built around 1940, the park encompasses the areas of the gardens of Palácio Condes Castro Guimarães and the property of the Viscount of Gandarinha. Since the first half of the 16th century, the space had already been used as a recreational, leisure and agricultural estate. In the 19th century, it was purchased by the Viscount of […]

SÃO DOMINGOS DE RANA. ENJOYING THE MAGIC WORLD OF BUTTERFLIES. Parque Urbano do Outeiro de Polima is huge and harbours beautiful different places where to have your Cascais Genial Picnic. It has sports equipment and playgrounds. There are also areas for festivities and concerts. And several community vegetable gardens, where the local dwellers grow their […]

ALCABIDECHE. QUINTA DO PISÃO IS A FINALIST IN THE EUROPEAN AWARDS NATURA 2000. Quinta do Pisão is a 380 ha nature park requalified by the local municipality. It allows visitors a wide variety of experiences with nature and with ancestral rural habits. In this unique park there is room for history, nature’s conservation, agriculture, biodiversity preservation, […]

ESTORIL. Located in Alto dos Gaios, in Estoril, the Parque Urbano do Bosque dos Gaios has 5,5 acres of green area, with leisure and relaxation areas. The main concern when renovating this area was preservation: of the autochthonous flora and fauna. You will find any rabbits, owls and jays. The park has a picnic area […]

Inside the Parque Urbano da Ribeira dos Mochos flows one of the main water courses of Cascais: Ribeira dos Mochos. This creek has a huge ecological importance and is rich in biodiversity. Along the creek you will find an ancient aqueduct and an old reservoir. The park has pleasant shadows, a playground and a picnic […]

CASCAIS/ESTORIL. Located in the border between Cascais and Estoril, the park was built by the Duques de Palmela, around 1870 and the Duchess herself, a woman with great interest in plastic arts, made a point of monitoring the construction of the garden closely so that it would reflect her taste. With ample space, large trees […]

CARCAVELOS. This area once belonged to a religious order, the Jesuits, and it produced the much appreciated wine of Carcavelos. Today, it is the lung of the village of Carcavelos. Amidst the park you still can find remnants of all these eras. The pond is fed by the underwater.  It has 2 playgrounds and tennis […]