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Near Lisbon
the Estoril coast is served by the airdrome of cascais-tires and
also has
good access througth highway or railway.
With an excellent
climate, even during winter
and with many interesting places to visit.
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HISTORY
The estoril coast and Sintra have signs that date to the paleolithic
and even to the dinosaurs, some footsteps of them can be seen in
many places.
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This
area has vestiges of phoenicians, romans and
arabians, who left us signs of their culture.
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It was in
sintra that the Royal Family used to stay during
the summer.
It
was in that coast that the discoverers left with their vessels and
arrived with spices from indian and
gold from brazil.
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Many
forts along the coast remind us the attack of the corsairs and the
many attempts
to landing by the spanish, french and english forces.
Recently
the estoril coast becames wellknown as the place were kings and
aristocrats
used to choose during their exile.
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Everything
starts when D. LUIS demand to connect by road Sintra
to Cascais, and also to restore the old governor's palace
in
his summer residence.
The
court was settled here. In cascais kings used to ride by coach
or on horseback and even to go for a walk.
At night D.
CARLOS used to play bridge in CIDADELA.He
also used to sail.
With
court appears the nobles and high society.
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Cascais
starts to be the place where elegant people used to stay during summer,near
the sea.
With
the end of monarchy portuguese kings had disappeared, but european
royalty becames to appear and choose estoril coast to live during
the war, that's when estoril
coast becames so cosmopolitan.
Fausto
Figueiredo starts a plane to estoril coast becames an international
center of tourism.
In 1926 the railway was inaugurated. In 1930 opens the best hotel
of the country
by the time - HOTEL PALACIO.
One year later opens the CASINO ESTORIL, that
becames one of the most famous in europe.
Starts the advertising campaign of
sun coast.
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There
are many interesting places to visit at Estoril Coast.
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Give
yourself an award or to your´s best pro team an incentive that will
be unforgetable
Enjoy
at Estoril Coast
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