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Overview
Cascais (kush-kaish) has rocketed from sleepy fishing village to much-loved summertime playground of wave-frolicking lisbo锚tas since King Lu铆s I went for a dip in 1870. Its trio of golden bays attracts sun-worshipping holidaymakers, who come to splash in the ice-cold Atlantic. Don鈥檛 expect to get much sand to yourself at the weekend, though.
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The long, wild Praia do Guincho is a surfer's and windsurfer's paradise (the site of previous World Surfing Championships) with massive crashing rollers鈥�
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Museu Condes de Castro Guimar茫es
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This whimsical early-19th-century mansion, complete with castle turrets and Arabic cloister, sits in the grounds of the Parque Marechal Carmona.
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Pal谩cio da Cidadela de Cascais
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Commissioned as a summer palace in 1870 by King Dom Lu铆s I, this captivating museum remains the official residence of visiting heads of state in Portugal鈥�
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Built in 2013, this nature interpretation centre was built to educate (and protect) the fragile flora and fauna of the coastal dune system around Guincho鈥�
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This wild park provides a shady retreat from the seaside crowds, with a duck pond, birch and pine trees, palms and eucalyptus, rose gardens and flowering鈥�
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Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assun莽茫o
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Weave through the back alleys west of the c芒mara municipal to the palm-fringed square that is home to the whitewashed Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assun莽茫o,鈥�
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The citadel is where the royal family used to spend the summer. Today it houses a luxury hotel 鈥� the Pestana Cidadela Cascais 鈥� a courtyard restaurant,鈥�
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This museum showcases the disturbing, highly evocative paintings of Portugal鈥檚 finest postwar artists. Biannually changing exhibits span Rego鈥檚 career,鈥�
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