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The two red towers of the Casa das Histórias Paula Rego, in CascaisVitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0

What to do · Cascais and Estoril

Casa das Histórias Paula Rego

Museum of the painter Paula Rego in a building with red towers · 1 h 30 · €5 · Free up to age 18

InformationFrom €5 per person
From
€5 per person
Duration
1 h 30
Season
Tuesday to Sunday, all year
Who it's for
Art; also a rainy-day plan

A museum dedicated to Paula Rego, the Portuguese painter who lived in London, with exhibitions of her work and that of other artists. The building, by Eduardo Souto de Moura, has two pyramidal towers of red concrete that can be seen from the park.

It is at Avenida Papa Francisco, 300. It is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00 (last entry at 17:40); closed on 1 January, Easter Sunday, 1 May and 24, 25 and 31 December. General admission, €5; over-65s and students, €2.50; under-18s, free.

With teenagers

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

Ice cream cones from Santini© Santini

Santini Cascais Baía

Café · Cascais · €€€€

What to order: a seasonal fruit sorbet and the flavour of the month.

The Mar do Inferno restaurant on the cliff, beside the sea© Mar do Inferno

Mar do Inferno

Restaurant · Cascais · €€€€

What to order: the grilled fish of the day, which you choose from the display case, and some shellfish to start.

The dining room of Furnas do Guincho with picture windows over the sea© Furnas do Guincho

Furnas do Guincho

Restaurant · Cascais · €€€€

What to order: some goose barnacles and a seafood rice for two (€82); if there are more of you, the cataplana caldeirada.

To stay nearby

The pousada inside the walls of the Cascais Cidadela© Pestana Hotel GroupHotel

Pestana Cidadela Cascais – Pousada & Art District

5 stars · Inside the Cidadela · Pool and spa · Dogs and cats up to 15 kg welcome

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: Five-star pousada inside the Cascais fortress, with 133 rooms, an outdoor and an indoor pool, a spa and artists' studios in the courtyard.

The facade of the Hotel Baía facing Cascais bay© Hotel BaíaHotel

Hotel Baía

113 rooms · On the bay · Pool · 5 min from the station

Why we like it: Family hotel with 113 rooms right on the front line of Cascais bay, with a pool, free parking when booking direct and the station five minutes away.

Guincho beach, next to the campsite© OrbiturCampsite

Orbitur Guincho

Open all year · Among pines, behind the dunes · Bungalows · Pets welcome

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: Campsite among low pines behind the Guincho dunes, open all year, with bungalows, a seasonal pool and a bus to Cascais station.