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clay; these were among the few sandy beaches and fresh
vines in Europe to survive the seafood. In July and August, Martinhal Cascais
dis astrous phyl loxera epidemic pavement cafés, restaurants This upmarket, family-
brought from America in the and bars around the tree- friendly hotel offers
late 19th cen tury. The insect lined Praça da República are plush rooms or villas
ate the vines’ roots but could buzzing late into the night. equipped with all you
not penetrate the dense sandy Alternative attrac tions include could need for a chilled
soil of the Atlantic coast. The Santa Marta park and a history holiday. With an indoor
Adega Regional de Colares on museum (closed until 2020). and an outdoor pool,
Alameda de Coronel Linhares The unspoilt old town, a and kids’ activities,
de Lima offers wine tastings. maze of whitewashed houses there’s plenty to keep
There are several popular and narrow, cobbled streets, children happy.
beach resorts west of Colares. is perched high above the ⌂ Rua do Clube 2,
Just north of Praia das Maçãs ocean. From Largo das Ribas, Cascais
is the picturesque village of at the top of a 30-m (100-ft) ∑ martinhal.com
Azenhas do Mar, clinging to stone-faced cliff, there is a ¡¡¡
the cliffs; to the south is the bird’s-eye view over the busy
larger resort of Praia Grande. fishing harbour below, where Moon Hill Hostel
tractors haul the boats out Tucked in a quiet corner
of reach of the tide. In mid- of hilltop Sintra, this
5 August, the annual fishermen’s modern hostel offers
festival is celebrated with a
Ericeira candlelit procession to the stylish double rooms as
well as contemporary
harbour at the foot of the cliffs
! D5 @ n Rua Dr Eduardo dorms. There’s a
Burnay 46; 261 863 122 for the blessing of the boats. communal lounge,
On 5 October 1910, Manuel kitchen and pretty
Ericeira is an old fishing village II, the last king of Portugal, patio garden.
that keeps its traditions despite sailed into exile from Ericeira ⌂ Rua Guilherme
an ever-increasing influx of as the Republic was declared Gomes Fernandes 17,
summer visitors who enjoy in Lisbon; a tiled panel in the Sintra ∑ moonhill
the bracing climate, clean, fishermen’s chapel of Santo hostel.com
António above the harbour
records the event. The ¡¡¡
The impressive banished king settled in
Baroque façade of the Twickenham, southwest
Palácio de Mafra London, where he died in 1932.
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