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The Estoril coast is relatively close to Lisbon, the Portuguese capital; it extends from Carcavelos, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the capital, and stretches as far as the beach of Guincho (sometimes referred colloquially as the Costa de Estoril-Sintra or Costa de Lisboa). Estoril includes several smaller boroughs and localities along the ...
America's Cup (2011) Estoril Tennis Open (since 2015) Estoril Golf Open (only 1999) Estoril Challenge de Portugal (1997–2007) Ironman 70.3 (since 2017) Portuguese Open (1953–2010) Star World Championships (1948, 1952, 1954, 1962, 2007) 4 Hours of Estoril (since 1997) Portuguese Grand Prix (since 1951) Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix (since ...
The coat-of-arms of the historical portal of the Fort of São Pedro The urban context of the fort today, hidden in the modern structures of Estoril. The fort was begun on 5 April 1642 (from an inscription over the portico), and completed in 1643, initially named Forte de São Teodósio (Fort of Saint Theodosius), under the supervision of António Luís de Meneses, governor of the Fort of Cascais.
Costa Verde (English: Green Coast) is a tourist and coastal region of northwest Portugal, delimited by the river mouths of Minho in the north and Douro in the south. [ 1 ] The name of the region comes from the dominant colour of the dense vegetation of the land, the green ( Verde in Portuguese), supported by abundant precipitation.
The Estoril Casino (Portuguese: Casino do Estoril) is a casino in the Portuguese Riviera, in the municipality of Cascais, Portugal. Today, it is one of the biggest working casinos in Europe . History
The Fort of São Teodósio da Cadaveira, located at Estoril, Lisbon District, Portugal, is one of a series of more than a dozen fortresses built between 1642 and 1648 during the period of the Portuguese Restoration War with the purpose of forming a defensive line between the Tower of Belém on the RiverTagus and Cabo da Roca on the Atlantic coast, in order to defend the city of Lisbon.
The Estoril Open (also known as the Millennium Estoril Open for sponsorship purposes) is an ATP clay court tennis tournament held in the Portuguese Riviera. The event takes place at the sports complex of Clube de Ténis do Estoril in Cascais .
6 Hours of Estoril: Le Mans Series: report: 2012-2013: Not held: 2014 Vincent Capillaire Jimmy Eriksson: Sébastien Loeb Racing: Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8: 4 hours: 4 Hours of Estoril: European Le Mans Series: report: 2015 Pierre Thiriet Ludovic Badey Nicolas Lapierre: Thiriet by TDS Racing: Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 4 hours: 4 ...