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Guincho beach with a surfer entering the water and kitesurf kites in the skyAlvesgaspar · CC BY-SA 3.0

What to do · Cascais and Estoril

Surf lesson at Guincho beach

Group lesson with board and wetsuit · From €40 · From age 5 · All year

InformationFrom €40 per person
From
€40 per person
Duration
2 h
Season
All year; children's camps from May to September
Who it's for
Beginners and families with children from age 5

Guincho has waves almost all year and a wide stretch of sand where the schools teach in the foam. Moana Surf School has worked on the beach since 2003, in small groups and in six languages, Spanish included. The group lesson costs €40 with board and wetsuit; there are passes, private lessons and pick-up in Lisbon or Cascais on request.

In strong wind or big seas, the school may move the lesson to Carcavelos, which is more sheltered. Ask when you book.

As a familyWith teenagers

Who runs it

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

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

To eat nearby

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.

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.

Ice cream cones from Santini© Santini

Santini Cascais Baía

Café · Cascais · €€€€

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

To stay nearby

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.

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.

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.

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