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214. Patron. Saint Anthony. Website. www.cascais.pt. Cascais (European Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐʃˈkajʃ] ⓘ) 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 [1] in an area of 97.40 km 2. [2] Cascais is an important tourist destination.
38°41′28″N 9°25′17″W / 38.6912°N 9.42133°W / 38.6912; -9.42133. The Casa de Santa Maria (House of Saint Mary) was once a luxurious private residence in Cascais, Lisbon District, Portugal. It was acquired by the Cascais Municipality in October 2004 and is now a museum. It blends several different architectural styles and ...
The Sintra-Cascais Natural Park is a park on the Portuguese Riviera, one of the 13 Natural Parks of Portugal. While only established in 1994 as a Natural Park by the Portuguese Government, it has been protected since 1981. Its area is approximately 145 km 2. The park includes the Serra de Sintra Mountain Range but extends all the way to the ...
Av. da República, 132, Cascais, Portugal. Coordinates. 38°41′42″N 9°25′26″W / . 38.6949°N 9.4239°W. / 38.6949; -9.4239. Casa Sommer is a building in Cascais, on the Portuguese Riviera, which houses the Cascais Municipal Historical Archive and a branch of the Cascais Municipal Library, hosting collections pertaining to the ...
Architect (s) Thomas Henry Wyatt. The Palmela Palace (Portuguese: Palácio Palmela), also known as the Conceição Velha, was a summer residence in Cascais, Lisbon District, Portugal built for the Duke and Duchess of Palmela in 1874. It is considered to be a major example of the so-called summer architecture of the Cascais area.
Basalt. The Citadel of Cascais is a set of fortifications built between the 15th and 17th centuries to defend the Cascais coastline and River Tagus estuary and to protect against attacks on the capital of Portugal, Lisbon. The citadel incorporates three separate developments, the tower of Santo António de Cascais, the Fortress of Our Lady of ...
The Cascais Cultural Centre (Centro Cultural de Cascais) is situated close to the Citadel of Cascais in the municipality of Cascais in the Lisbon district of Portugal. It consists of several exhibition spaces, a recital hall and a restaurant. Opened in May 2000, parts of the building date back to the end of the 16th century, when it was ...
The Cascais Marina, in Cascais, Portugal, is the largest marina on the Portuguese Riviera and the third largest marina in the country. [citation needed]Located on the Bay of Cascais along the shore of the Citadel of Cascais, the marina plays host to numerous high profile sailing events, such as the America's Cup World Series, the World Match Racing Tour, and the Audi MedCup.