Cascais is a town and municipality in the Lisbon District of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera. The municipality has a total of 214,158 inhabitants in an area of 97.40 km2. Cascais is an important tourist destination. Its marina hosts events such as the America's Cup and the town of Estoril, part of the Cascais municipality, hosts conferences such as the Horasis Global Meeting.
Image: Guia, Cascais. Panorama outubro 2017
Image: View on Estoril and Cascais 2012
Image: 2016 10 18 Cascais 6043 (22779921718)
Image: Lagoa no Parque Marechal Carmona, Cascais. 05 19
The Portuguese Riviera is a term used in the tourist industry for the affluent coastal region to the west of Lisbon, Portugal, centered on the coastal municipalities of Cascais, Oeiras and Sintra. It is coterminous with the Estoril Coast and occasionally known as the Costa do Sol. Portuguese themselves do not use this expression.
Image: Cascais (20243630091) (cropped)
Image: Palacio de Monserrate (7730029906)
Image: Front of the Hotel Palacio in Estoril
Image: Cascais Marina with Cascais in the foreground