Beaches, surroundings, distances:
Closest beaches are
Carcavelos (10 km, 15 min)
Costa da Caparica – several (10 km, 20 min)
Praia das Maçãs e Praia Grande (30 min)
Adraga (30 min) (voted one of the most beautiful in Europe)
Praia Grande (25 min) (dinossaur footsteps)
Guincho (30 min) (windsurfing world tour)
In the neighbourhood (in a distance of 1.000m) you can find
Mac Donalds – 50m
Children´s playground – 50m
Bus stop – 100m – you can go to train station or strait to the heart of Lisbon.
Pharmacy
Small supermarket – 50m
Petrol Station,
Cash advance,
Several restaurants.
Hospital
Police station
Motorway – 500m
The Apartment is....
10 min from Lisbon airport – by motorway.
20 min from nearest beach – Costa da Caparica or the Cascais beaches.
10 min from Cascais – by motorway.
15 min from Sintra & Mafra.
150 min from Oporto – river Douro.
150 min from the Algarve – most known Portuguese holiday resort
In a distance of up to 3 kms:
Town Center (Baixa/down town, Chiado, Bairro Alto
Typical neighbourhoods - Mouraria, Alfama,
The new Lisboa - Marquês de Pombal, Liberdade Avenue, Terreiro do Paço – Paço Square)
All the major monuments you will see in Lisboa – 1000m – Torre de Belém, Museum dos Coches, Jerónimos Monastery (with the Navy Museum and the Arqueology Museum), Padrão dos Descobrimentos, Centro Cultural de Belém, Old art Museum, and many others.
Parque das Nações - the biggest aquarium in Europe, thematic pavilions - the virtual reality pavilion, etc
In a distance of up to 40 kms :
Cabo da Roca´s lighthouse (25 min) perched on a 200 metre cliff and being the most western point in Europe
Lisbon (45 min) which deserves at least one day for itself including an evening to listen to “fado” in one of Bairro Alto´s restaurants.
Cascais (10 min) and its casino and nightlife
Peniche (30 min) where the ferryboat to the nature reserve islands of Berlengas can be caught.
Sintra (15min): The world heritage town of Sintra (30 min) with such historic monuments as:The Moorish Castle, Monastery of Capuchos, Monserrate Palace, National Palace, Pena Palace, Quinta da Regaleira, Seteais Palace, Peninha Chapel
Azenhas do Mar (25 min) a village perched on a cliff
Colares (25 min) with its wine tasting cellar and 100 year old tramway.
Óbidos (45 min) - the walled town of Óbidos
Mafra (15 min) - Mafra´s Basilica and botanical garden
Fatima – Fátima´s Sanctuary
Tomar – Convento of Christ
Other Activities:
sailing, surfing, swimming, walking, cycling, fishing, horse riding, golf, wind-surfing, mountain biking, roller blading;
