Cascais
Praia da Ribeira de Cascais
A string of beaches runs from the calm town-centre coves (Praia da Ribeira, Praia da Rainha, Praia da Conceição, Praia da Duquesa) out to the wild Atlantic dunes of Praia do Guincho — each with a…
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Cascais is the Atlantic an easy train from Lisbon — surf, seafood and crowds that thin the moment you know where to look. Appricio knows where to look.
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Restaurant · Centro Histórico
Jardim dos Frangos
Family-run churrasqueira open since 1974 — the piri-piri chicken cooked over charcoal here is the benchmark every other place in Cascais is measured against.
Restaurant · Centro Histórico
Pastelaria A Bijou de Cascais
Cascais's historic pastry institution — the bola de Berlim and pão de Deus here are the town's morning ritual, eaten standing at the counter.
Sintra-Cascais Natural Park
Praia do Guincho
A vast, dune-backed Atlantic beach inside the natural park, reliably wild and windy — the place locals head for surfing and windsurfing when the town beaches feel too tame.
Shop · Centro Histórico
O Relógio - Slow Retail
A curated multi-brand space inside the old Cascais Town Hall, stocking exclusively Portuguese labels — clothing, jewellery, bamboo accessories, São Tomé chocolate — in the spirit of Lisbon's…
Landmark · Cascais waterfront
Cidadela de Cascais
A 17th-century fort converted into a working arts district with galleries, sculptors' studios, a bookshop, and a courtyard restaurant — wander in off the street and most tourists mistake it for a hotel lobby.
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