Praia do Guincho
Praia do Guincho is an Atlantic beach located on Portugal's Estoril coast, 5 km from the town of Cascais, and is located in the municipality of Cascais, more precisely in the parishes of Cascais e Estoril and Alcabideche, in the District of Lisbon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Portugal
- Also known as: “Guincho Beach”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort of Guincho and Cresmina Dune.
Fort of Guincho
Castle
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY 2.0.
The Fort of Guincho, also known as the Fort of Velas, is located at the edge of the Praia do Abano, along the southern edge of the coast of the civil parish of Alcabideche, in Cascais Municipality, Lisbon District, Portugal.
Cresmina Dune
Protected area
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cresmina Dune extends over 66 hectares and is a part of the Guincho-Oitavos dune system, located on the edge of the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park near Cascais in Portugal.
Roman ruins of Casais Velhos
Nature reserve
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Roman ruins of Casais Velhos are the remains of a Roman town, in the municipality of Cascais, Lisbon District, Portugal that included baths, two cemeteries, remains of a wall and ceramic artifacts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Areia and Azóia.
Azóia
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Azóia is a village in the municipality of Sintra in the southwest of the district of Lisbon, Portugal. Azóia lies 1 km from the Cabo da Roca, the most westerly point of the European continent, which makes it the westernmost village on the European continent. Azóia is situated 5 km north of Praia do Guincho.
Cabo da Roca
Locality
Photo: François Philipp, CC BY 2.0.
Sintra is a town in Greater Lisbon, Estremadura, Portugal. Its spectacular setting, 28 km from Lisbon, houses a Royal Palace, used by generations of Portuguese royalty prior to the 1910 revolution. Cabo da Roca is situated 6 km northwest of Praia do Guincho.
Praia do Guincho
- Categories: kitesurf spot, surf spot, and landform
- Location: Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.73318° or 38° 43′ 60″ northLongitude
-9.47318° or 9° 28′ 23″ westElevation
71 metres (233 feet)Open location code
8CCGPGMG+7POpenStreetMap ID
way 147727446OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Portuguese—“Praia do Guincho” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “برايا دو جينشو”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شط جينشو”
- French: “plage de Guincho”
- French: “Plage de Guincho”
- French: “Praia do Guincho”
- German: “Praia do Guincho”
- Portuguese: “Praia do Guincho”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Praia do Guincho”. Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0.