Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Cascais Dive Center
( 919 913 021; www.cascaisdivecenter.com ) At Praia da Duquesa, this outfit can take you scuba-
diving around the Cascais coastline and beyond with equipment rental and courses.
DIVING
Festivals & Events
CULTURE
Festas do Mar
This festival in late August celebrates Cascais' maritime heritage with outdoor concerts,
nautical parades and fireworks.
Festival de Música da
MUSIC
Costa do Estoril
This festival brings classical and jazz concerts to both Cascais and Estoril in July.
Sleeping
It's worth booking in advance if you're visiting in summer, as the best places fill up in a
flash.
Camping Orbitur do Guincho
( 214 870 450; www.orbitur.pt ; bungalows from €64, sites per adult/tent/car €6.50/7.40/6.50; ) Set back
behind the dunes of Praia do Guincho, 9km from Cascais, this pine- shaded site has a res-
taurant and tennis court. It gets busy in July and August. Buses run frequently to Guincho
from Cascais.
CAMPGROUND
Residencial Solar
Dom Carlos
( 214 828 115; www.solardomcarlos.pt ; Rua Latino Coelho 104; s/d €50/70; ) Hidden down a
sleepy alley, this 16th-century former royal residence turned guesthouse retains lots of ori-
ginal features from chandeliers to wood beams, azulejos and a frescoed breakfast room.
The high-ceilinged rooms are spacious and traditional. Don't miss the 400-year-old chapel
where Dom Carlos used to pray.
GUESTHOUSE €€
Residencial Parsi
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GUESTHOUSE €€
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