Location: Colares in Portugal
Nearest Airport:
Lisbon at 35
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Nearest Train:
Sintra at 8
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Nearest Motorway:
Sintra or Cascais at 14
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 500
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Car: recommended
Nearby beaches include Praia das Maçãs (4km) with its various seafood restaurants, cafés and craft shops, Praia Grande (3km) with cafés by the sand and surfing schools and Azenhas do Mar (6km), with traditional houses hanging on a cliff. Two giant seawater swimming pools with all facilities including kid´s pool can be found by the beaches. Colares' wine cellar is only 3 km away. Cabo da Roca, Europe's most western point is 4km away. Sintra is 15 min away and offers such sites as the National Palace, Pena Palace, Quinta da Regaleira, Seteais Palace, Moorish Castle, Monserrate Palace, Capuchos Convent and many botanical gardens. In Lisbon, 35 min away, one can see the Alfama Moorish area with live 'fado' music, the Bairro Alto quarters and the riverside area of Belem. Cascais night-life and Estoril casino are 12km away.