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Igreja dos Navegantes

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Rua dos Navegantes
2750-445, Cascais

Cascais

A baroque temple with an octogonal plan. Inside there are two panels that represent the patron saints of the sea men: Saint Pedro Gonçalves and Our Lady of the Navegantes.

Igreja de Santo António

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Avenida Marginal - EN6
2765, Estoril

Cascais

The church of Saint Anthony, or mother church of Estoril, was built in 1527 in a place where there was a hermitage dedicated to Saint Roque. This church went through several calamities, including the earthquake in 1755 and a big fire in 1927 but it was immediately recovered in both times. A special note to the baroque fronton and, inside, the tile panels with motives of the life and miracles of Saint Anthony.

Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Assunção / Igreja Matriz de Cascais

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Largo da Assunção
2750-298, Cascais

Cascais

Church built in the 16th century, where, inside, the gilded altars, the beautiful tile panels, the paintings of the Annunciation, in the Chapel, and on the walls, paintings of Josefa de Óbidos, painted between 1634 and 1684. It consists of a longitudinal plan with a nave and a chancel, with toppings differentiated barrel vault.

Igreja da Misericórdia de Cascais

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Largo da Misericórdia, 7
2750-436, Cascais

Cascais

This church was built in the 17th century, severely damaged by the earthquake in 1755 and rebuilt in 1777. A special note to the exhibited art works, the canonicals and the sacred objects.

Grutas do Poço Velho

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Largo das Grutas
2750-367, Cascais

Cascais

Set of two natural caves, with several major galleries that communicate with each other by small halls. Were used primarily as the Final Neolithic\/Chalcolithic necropolis.

Forte de São Teodósio / Forte da Cadaveira

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Avenida Marques Leal, 48
2765-079, Estoril

Cascais

This fortress is located by the seashore road and is partially hidden by some woods. It is called "Forte Velho" (Old Fortress) due to the fact that it is the oldest in the region. It was built by Dom Filipe I and enlarged by Dom João IV in 1643.

Forte de São Pedro / Forte da Poça

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Avenida Marginal - EN6
2765, Estoril

Cascais

Quadrangular Fort, with a battery toward the beach and on the opposite side barracks and bunkers. The defensive line was built in the reign of Dom João IV, being a strategic point in defense of the Bar Tejo.

Forte de Santo António

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Rua Vasco da Gama
2765, Estoril

Cascais

Forte de Santa Marta

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Avenida Rei Humberto II de Itália
2750-800, Cascais

Cascais

A fortress located by the cliff, near the Museum Count Castro Guimarães. The date of its primitive construction is not identified and only an inscription and the royal arms remain of it. It was deeply restored when it was given to the Sea Ministry, in 1868, to build a lighthouse there.

Forte de Nossa Senhora da Guia / Museu Oceanográfico / Museu Bocage

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Avenida Senhora do Cabo, 939 - EN247
2750-374, Cascais

Cascais

A fortress built during the reign of Dom João IV, although the exact date of its primitive construction is unknown. There are still several vestiges of that construction, namely a gate with an inscription and the royal arms.

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