Thursday, April 26, 2012

Cascais Portugal

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Cascais Beach

Mother and Daugther

Starting point of the long beach line --- walk towards Lisbon-- good for walking and jogging



Cascais Municipality







Beach Front

Yacht Harbor
              Citadel of Cascais -the historical fortress

Castle Ruins

Castle Ruins

One of the many Cascais Beach
Saw this art outside the toilet in Cascais

Near Cascais Harbor

Harbor

Part view of the town

Castle Ruins along the Beach Line





The Citadel of Cascais -- The Historical Fortress , the emblematic 16th century. A place where ancient meets modern, and many of the rooms are dramatically set into the former barracks which makes each space a different experience, while others, more modern, enjoy spectacular views to the sea or over the huge internal patio spaces.

View from the top of the Fortress




Hotels and Restaurants inside the Fortress

Hotels and Restaurants inside the Fortress




Condominium de Cascais
5 Star Hotel - Hotel Miragem



The beautiful municipality of Cascais is located at the end of the suburban train lines outside Lisbon in the Estoril Coast. A former fishing village and now one of Portugal's famous resort and vacation spot both popular for locals and tourist alike. It is accessible by car or by train. It has the ruins of a castle, an art and sea museum, as well as parks and the charming cobbled streets of the historic centre. The town has many hotels and tourist apartments as well as many good restaurants of varying cost.  Cascais is becoming a good sport destination, there you can play golf and if u like water sport, you can choose from sailing , surfing, windsurfing and kite surfing. In fact last 2007 Cascais was the official host of the ISAF World Championship in sailing for dinghies and racing yachts. It also hosted international tennis and motorcycling events and FIA F1 Portugal Grand Prix. And if your into gambling, the biggest  casino in europe, the Estoril Casino is also in Cascais. So if your planning to visit Portugal and prefer to stay outside of the city yet in an equally urban and sophisticated environment, Cascais is the place.



29 comments:

  1. Nice water front and beaches.I hope to visit this beautiful place.

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  2. Wow, great photos! This looks like such a beautiful place to visit! Thank you so much for the "tour"! God bless! :-)

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  3. this is the first post on portugal that i've got to read. your photos show how nice the place is. i should put this on my to visit list!thanks

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  4. more posts about Portugal!, i love your shots here, a must-visit place..

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  5. its really amazing how a great photographer make a seemingly ordinary place into wonders... Great job!

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  6. a very relaxing place to be! I've been hearing about Long Beach from my blogger friends lately. Well, always wished to be able to go there someday!

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  7. wow, such a great place and pics...would want to go there too someday...

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  8. Seems like you're having a great time based from the photos you posted. They have beautiful churches and castles around Lisbon. =)

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  9. Wow, love these photos! :D I hope someday I get to visit Cascais, Portugal too.. ^^

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  10. I'm impressed with the structures and buildings there. Really, even the hotels and condos, they look like a lot different from the modern ones I see here in the Philippines and anywhere else on the internet.

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  11. wow! such beautiful place especially the castle ruins :) Wish I could go there too :)

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  12. beautiful shots!luv the color, the hue... One full PhotoWalk that tours me to Portugal:)

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  13. very nice place and beautiful clouds! i love the place!

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  14. The first and third photo got me sold! ^_^

    I hope I could go there someday.

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  15. I can't seem to choose which is the best photo for me. They are all very nice actually. Who would ever not like a place like this. I can' wait to be here. If only I can as soon as possible.

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  16. crisp= check.... quality= check... cool= check... I just wish I could take good photos like you...very nice indeed

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  17. Hello.
    WoW! What a beautiful place and your photos are awesome! You must have had a wonderful trip. Thanks for taking us along on your journey with your photos.

    I'm currently hosting Blog Hop Saturday! You're welcome to link EITHER your blog, OR a specific blog post OR your Fan Page (only 1 link is permitted at this time). Linky will remain open until 8:00pm EST this Sat 5th May. Hope you can join the fun!

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  18. Beautiful pics thanks for sharing. Dropping by from Andy's Blog Hop Saturday.

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  19. What a beautiful place. Perfect for spending lazy afternoon.

    I came from Andy's blog hop saturday. I hope you could visit my blog sometime

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  20. the rock formations are truly wonderful.
    i've always wanted to see really huge onewhen i go to beach

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  21. Love your shot at Castle Ruins, good composition :D

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  22. Wonderful. Next time please make your pics large enough to notice its real beauty :)

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  23. These are the kinds of pictures that I would like to take myself. :) YOu really make a fine photographer! :)

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  24. kainggit!!! gusto ko na din mag walk along the beach of Portugal!!! your post makes me want to fly and visit the place! now na! lol!

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  25. Beautiful place :) Indeed, there is so much to see out there.

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  26. Great shots! It looks so clean and beautiful :D

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