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Luxury Cascais Real Estate
Cascais, Portugal, is a cosmopolitan coastal town suburb of Lisbon. Just 20 miles from the capital city, Cascais, once a small fishing village, is now an exclusive resort town that can be found nestling on the Estoril coastline. It first found fame as the place where the Portuguese royal family holidayed in the latter part of the 19th century, and in modern history, during the Second World War when Portugal remained neutral, it was a haven for many of Europe's fleeing nobility hailing from Bulgaria, Hungary, Spain and Italy. Today, with a population of just 35,000, it is one of the richest areas in Portugal. Those in the know often buy Cascais property
The town itself is beautiful and picturesque with its quaint cobble stone streets, and it is easy to see why it is held in such high esteem. The architecture is superb, and the town is pure elegance. Many of the houses and mansions that have been built in the area were built by the nobility that settled here. The style is both luxuriously extravagant opulence, and it has continued to attract wealthy people to the area.
Cascais also boasts a wonderful new marina where the yachts that belong to the rich and famous are moored. Near the center of the town you will find the Grutus do Poco Velho, a collection of underground caves that were discovered towards the end of the 19th century. They date back all the way to Neolithic times, and are now one of the town's great tourist attractions. The nearby sea is home to the Boca do Inferno. This is a huge rock just off the coast of the town, and when the wind blows strongly, it whips up the waves which crash against it creating plumes of spray high into the air, and accompanied by a loud booming sound, hence the literal translation of the name which means The Mouth of Hell.
Property in Cascais
Cascais is surrounded by beautiful beaches with craggy rocks and cliffs bordering the coastline; they attract many artists, coming in search of great seascapes to paint.
There are excellent facilities for sailing, wind surfing, and kite surfing, and at nearby Guincho the huge waves that come rolling in attract surfers from all over the world. If you are a golfer, there are also 10 world class golf courses in the area.
With some properties in Cascais exchanging hands for up to €10 million, the region is rather exclusive, and it attracts the wealthy from all over the world. Prices are kept buoyant by the scarcity of property which lends even more exclusivity to this lovely coastal town. With its beautiful weather, great cuisine, quality scenery, stylish property and wonderful local attractions, it's no wonder that Cascais is one of the world's most sought after exclusive relocation areas, for those lucky few who can afford Cascais property.
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