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(catch at the Sintra train station, check schedule posted at bus stop in advance). Hop off
at Cabo da Roca, buy a diploma at the TI to prove you were there, then catch the next bus
#403 for the jaunt to Cascais and a seafood dinner on the waterfront. From Cascais, re-
turning to Lisbon is a snap—just buy a one-way train ticket to Lisbon at the train station.
You'll get off at the last stop on the line (Cais de Sodré Station), a five-minute walk from
Praça do Comércio in downtown Lisbon.
Estoril is a short train ride away on the same line to Lisbon, but seeing both Cascais
and Estoril is probably redundant, and Cascais is more appealing.
Wind-beaten, tourist-infested Cabo da Roca is the westernmost point in Europe, perhaps
the inspiration for the Portuguese poet Luís de Camões' line,
“Onde a terra se acaba e o
mar começa”
(“Where land ends and the sea begins”). It has a little shop, a café, and a
tiny
TI
that sells a “proof of being here” diploma (daily June-Sept 9:00-20:00, until 19:00
off-season, tel. 219-280-801). Nearby, on the road to Cascais, you'll pass a good beach
