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The Portuguese Riviera (Portuguese: Riviera Portuguesa) is a term used in the tourist industry for the affluent coastal region to the west of Lisbon, Portugal, centered on the coastal municipalities of Cascais (including Estoril), Oeiras and Sintra.
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 ...
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.
Cascais e Estoril is a civil parish in the municipality of Cascais, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Cascais and Estoril . [ 1 ] The population in 2011 was 61,808, [ 2 ] in an area of 29.16 km².
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
Costa de Prata ("Silver Coast") is a region in Central Western Portugal that consists of beaches and fishing towns stretching from Barrinha de Esmoriz to Santa Cruz, with a length of approximately 240 km (150 mi). [1] [2] It is bordered by the Costa Verde in the north and the Costa de Lisboa to the south.
Estoril Station, Linha de Cascais The Exiles Memorial Center ( Portuguese : Espaço Memória dos Exílios ) was located in Estoril , Portugal and housed a permanent exhibition of photographs, documentation and objects related to the history of refugees who stayed in the Cascais /Estoril area of Portugal during the period between 1936 and 1955.
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 ...