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The Guincho beach viewed from north, with the Fortess of Guincho in the back. Praia do Guincho (English: Guincho Beach) is an Atlantic beach located on Portugal's Estoril coast, 5 km from the town of Cascais, and is located in the municipality of Cascais, more precisely in the parishes of Cascais e Estoril and Alcabideche, in the District of Lisbon.
Algarve. The world famous Praia da Marinha. The gold coast of the former-fishing town of Praia do Pescador in Albufeira. A view along the coast of Falésia beach from the Hotel Porto Bay Falésia. Manta Rota (Vila Nova de Cacela, Vila Real de Santo António)
The tower was classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 and included in the registry of the Seven Wonders of Portugal in 2007.. In the late 15th century, King John II had designed a defence system for the mouth of the Tagus that depended on the fortresses of Cascais and São Sebastião (or Torre Velha) in Caparica on the south side of the river.
As well as having hot summers and temperate winters, Portugal is second only to Spain in the number of the most Blue Flag beaches it has – with a whopping 432 in total, far more than the 104 ...
Arrábida Natural Park (Portuguese: Parque Natural da Arrábida) is a protected area in Portugal.Founded in 1976, the park occupies an area of 176.41 km 2 (68.11 sq mi), (123.30 km 2 (47.61 sq mi) on land and 53.11 km 2 (20.51 sq mi) at sea) covering the southernmost margin of the Setúbal Peninsula.
The Portuguese Riviera (Portuguese: Riviera Portuguesa) 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 (including Estoril), Oeiras and Sintra. [1][2][3] It is coterminous with the Estoril Coast (Costa do Estoril) [4] and occasionally known ...
Praia da Marinha. Coordinates: 37°05′24.3″N 8°24′45.0″W. Marinha Beach located in Caramujeira, near the city of Lagoa, in Algarve region, Portugal. Panoramic view of the blue sea of Marinha Beach in Caramujeira, Lagoa, Algarve. Praia da Marinha (in English: Navy Beach or Marinha Beach[1]) is one of the most emblematic beaches of ...
The Vasco da Gama Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte Vasco da Gama) is a cable-stayed bridge flanked by viaducts that spans the Tagus River in Parque das Nações in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It is the second longest bridge in Europe, after the Crimean Bridge, [8] and the longest one in the European Union. It was built to alleviate the congestion ...