Quinta das Avencas

Quinta das Avencas is a neighborhood in Carcavelos e Parede, Cascais, Lisbon District. Quinta das Avencas is situated nearby to the neighborhood Baforeira, as well as near Santa Teresinha.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Praia de Bafureira and Área Marinha Protegida das Avencas.

Praia de Bafureira

Beach

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Praia de Bafureira is a beach.

Área Marinha Protegida das Avencas

Nature reserve

The Avencas Marine Protected Area (Área Marinha Protegida das Avencas, formerly known as the Avencas Biophysical Interest Zone, is a marine protected area located on the Atlantic coast of Portugal, in the municipality of Cascais, between São Pedro do Estoril and Parede.

Praia das Avencas

Beach

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Praia das Avencas is a beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matarraque and São Domingos de Rana.

Matarraque

Neighborhood

Cascais is a town and municipality in the Lisbon District of Portugal, located on the Estoril Coast. The municipality has a total of 214,158 inhabitants in an area of 97.40 km2.

São Domingos de Rana

Village

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São Domingos de Rana is a civil parish of the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, part of the Greater Lisbon subregion. The population in 2011 was 57,502, in an area of 20.36 km2.