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Price Range: E973 to E1288 (EUR)

The property
Casa do Mar is located near the National Stadium, between Lisbon and Cascais, 12 Km from Lisbon centre, 15 Km from Cascais and 10 Km from the nearest beaches. The cottage is attached to the main house, in its own grounds of 1000 m². With separate entrance and a private garden (140 m²) with grill and garden furniture, it offers a very quiet environment near Lisbon centre and the beaches. It shares a swimming pool with the main house. Accommodation consists of 3 bedrooms, living room with TV, open fire place and dining area, one bathroom and a fully equipped kitchen. Daily maid service and continental breakfast (served in the main house) are included in price. Sleeps 6 persons.

Lisbon
On the right bank of the broad Tagus river estuary, the capital of Portugal graciously reclines over rolling hills. This is a spectacular geographical location and does much to explain the cosmopolitan history of the city. Its exceptional natural light, which has long inspired writers, photographs and filmmakers, the brightly coloured buildings straddling the slopes, the striking ochre of the roofs, the tiling on so many facades and the narrow twisting alleys of the medieval districts bestow Lisbon with the peculiar atmosphere of a city perched somewhere between the European north and the Mediterranean south. Throughout millennia, the superb natural harbour of the Tagus was used by traders and seafarers. Lisbon's long history begins under the Phoenicians as Alis-Ubbo, before becoming the Roman settlement of Felicita Julia Olisipo in the second century. With the arrival of the Moors from the 8th century, it was renamed Aschbouna. The city fell to the Portuguese in 1147, when conquered by the first king of Portugal, Afonso Henriques. It became the national capital in 1255. Wandering its distinctive neighbourhoods, taking the tram through historic neighbourhoods, riding the century-old lifts up and down the steep slopes, taking a boat ride on the Tagus, or even jumping on the metro, itself a veritable underground museum of contemporary Portuguese art, there are so many means to discover the great diversity and cultural depth that Lisbon has to offer. To the west, close to the mouth of the Tagus, visit Belém with its gardens and monuments to the Lisbon of the Voyages of Discovery now declared UNESCO World Heritage. Much was rebuilt after the 1755 earthquake. A regular, symmetrical plan was established for the "Baixa (Downtown)" opening it up to both the light and the river. There, you will come across the traditional commerce featured in our suggestions in ´The Heart of Lisbon´. There is also the seductive appeal of the Chiado; a neighbourhood evoking the bourgeois tastes of 19th century Lisbon. To the east, the Parque das Nações (Park of Nations) concentrates a huge range of leisure facilities and features the largest Oceanarium in all Europe. By night, the traditional neighbourhoods fall under the spell of Fado, the melancholic style of Portuguese folk music, while a younger crowd flocks to lively, stylish bars of the Docas, down by the river, or the Bairro Alto, adjoining the Chiado.

Cascais
Cascais, traditionally a seaside fishing village, underwent significant development in the 14th century, when it was a busy port of call for ships on their way to Lisbon. But it was in the late 19th century, when sea-bathing became popular, that Cascais was transformed into a very fashionable seaside resort. The chief architect of this transformation was King Dom Luís I of Portugal, who converted the fort into the summer Residence of the Portuguese monarchy. The example was followed by the nobility, who built mansions and fine villas, where they would spend the hottest part of the year, utterly changing the face of the former fishing village. Cascais then became a cosmopolitan town, attracting visits by the curious, whose access was facilitated by the opening of the railway line between Pedrouços and Cascais in 1889. Cascais nowadays is a lively, cosmopolitan place which retains a certain aristocratic atmosphere. It is worth a walk along its streets, with their excellent quality shops, or spending some time relaxing on one of its numerous belvederes. The beaches continue to be one of the main attractions of Cascais, and one can choose between those in the bay, sheltered by the town, and the ones a bit further away in the Guincho area (now part of the Sintra-Cascais National Park), which are excellent for surfing and windsurfing. A natural curiosity on the way out of Cascais is the Boca do Inferno (Hell's Mouth), a recess of the coast surrounded by craggy rocks and caves, providing a fantastic spectacle when the sea dashes against them on stormy days. Another outstanding feature is the food, especially fresh fish and shellfish, which can be sampled in the many local restaurants.

Spanish border distance 90 min

Lisbon distance 250 km

Property Features
Sleeps 6
Doublebeds 3
Bathrooms 1
Tv
Cooker
Microwave
Fridge
Freezer
Linenprovided
Traffic Low
Tourist 1
Openfire
Patio
Sharedpool
Parking
Airport Lisbon
Airportdistance 15 km
Beach 15 Minutes Away
Sailing 15 Minutes away
Horseriding 15 Minutes away
Golf 15 Minutes away
Tennis 15 Minutes away
Garden