Nearest airport:
Lisbon at 30 Kilometres
Nearest train:
Cascais at 1 Kilometres
Nearest motorway:
A5 to Lisbon and Airport at 2 Kilometres
Nearest beach:
beach at 1.5 Kilometres
Car:
recommended
Day Trips from Cascais include:
• Sintra, close to Cascais, 14th Century Sintra Palace, Pena Palace (scenic location on top of wooded peak), antique shops
• Sessimbra, less than one hour's drive South, and the picturesque fishing port of Arabida on the road to Setubal
• A drive along the coast road (the Marginal) due West from Lisbon to Estoril and Cascais is a must
• Going further North, an hour and a half will take you to Obidos, a very pretty walled town full of craft shops
• On the way to Obidos, stop at Mafra to see the Palace - recently cleaned and restored
• Further North up the A1 motorway, is the university city of Coimbra, worth a visit
• On the way to Coimbra, stop at Batalha, to see the massive Gothic Monastery; also Fatima