If you chose the train will enter on the first station, Cais do Sodre and the journey will always be near the water (first is the Tejo river that makes you company and then the Atlantic Ocean).
If the option is the automobile, the scenario will be identical, because the road that leads you to Cascais is parallel to the train and the scenery is breathtaking most of the journey.
Before arriving in Cascais, Estoril you can met the oldest casino in Portugal, which remains faithful to its tradition and to his vocation of incessant invocation vanguard and, behold, the new Casino Estoril, a beautiful and ultra-modern multi-purpose activity center "entertainment and recreation with exceptional quality that is its unique brand of good taste and excellent service.
Log in Casino Estoril means to enter the largest and most diversified leisure and entertainment complex in Portugal.
It also means entering the largest casino in Europe. Located in Estoril, 18 km from Lisbon International Airport and 20 from the Estoril Casino is considered the "Drawing Room" of the Portuguese Tourism.
Traditionally a small fishing harbor, Cascais has changed in the last 100 years to become one of the favorite tourist destinations of Portuguese. It exudes a cosmopolitan atmosphere without losing its natural charm.
The main attraction is the bay of Cascais. It's worth strolling the sidewalks surrounding the bay and to realize the contrast between the vivid colors of small fishing boats and yachts and sobriety of sailboats moored in the marina yacht club.
After admiring the bay can give a go to the fortress, the Sea Museum and the fascinating Museum Conde Castro Guimarães, also a small private beach. In the latter, you can hear some of the best classical concerts that happen with some regularity in Cascais.
If you like walking in parks, there is one near the museum where you can take a minute or two to relax under the shade trees give it.
On his way back to the bay you from which to explore the typical streets of town and see the traditional white houses, magnificent old facades and sidewalks covered with tiles.
Losing oneself in the intricacies of Cascais is a very enjoyable experience, allowing you to be in contact with its picturesque corners and small, but cozy restaurants, cafes and shops where you can rest until you feel like going on the road again . In other parts of town you will find ancient palaces and luxurious villas whose architecture is simply magnificent and worthy to be examined more closely. The Fort St. Jorge, reopened in December 2000, was once one of the most important defensive structures on the coast of Lisbon and is now a military museum. The main facade was reconstructed based on documents from 1796 and some divisions of the fort to portray scenes of everyday life that would be the time.
But, as we say, to learn more about any area there is nothing better than being carried away by his imagination, giving himself the freedom to get lost until you feel like finding your way again.
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