M-03 – CASCAIS / GUINCHO
Main organizer: Albino Medeiros (AIH-GP)
Co-organizer: Paulo Fonseca (FCUL)
With its small picturesque beaches and peaceful fishing-boat-bobbing waters, Cascais is far removed from the hustle and bustle of nearby Lisbon.
Once a small village, the town has grown in size and popularity in recent years to become one of the most attractive resorts on the capital's coastline. It is a sophisticated place with many elegant shops and a relaxed, laid-back atmosphere. A wide variety of bars, cafés and restaurants cater for the throngs of summer holidaymakers, who fill up the town's main square by night after circulating through the narrow lanes and upmarket shopping arcades during the evening.
Boca do Inferno (Mouth of Hell) 3 km west of Cascais is an unusual crater-shaped rock formation constantly under attack from the pounding Atlantic waves.
Further along the coast is the magnificent sandy beach of Guincho, a favoured spot among surfers and windsurfers from all over the world. |
