We made a two week trip to Cascais Portugal
Trip Start
May 24, 2009
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Trip End
Jun 07, 2009
Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Cascais
was a small fishing village throughout early history as it lies at the
mouth of the Rio Tejo and is protected from nature's elements.
In
1870 King Luis I chose to convert the 17th century "Palacio da Citadela"
into his summer residence. Cascais soon became a very fashionable town
and aristocratic palaces and mansions followed, thus the name "Coast of
Kings".
Hans and I really enjoyed our time in Cascais, as it is a
typical seaside resort with Belem, Lisbon and Sintra easily accessible,
plus its restaurants boast good wine and seafood dishes and traditional
Portuguese cuisine.
