Monte da Cabeça Gorda

Monte da Cabeça Gorda is a meadow in Cascais e Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon District. Monte da Cabeça Gorda is situated nearby to the farm Quinta da Cerca de São Bento, as well as near the church Capela de Nossa Senhora do Livramento.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Artificial caves of Alapraia and São Pedro do Estoril train station.

Artificial caves of Alapraia

Nature reserve

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The Artificial caves of Alapraia constitute a prehistoric necropolis formed by four subterranean tombs or hypogea that were created by excavating marlstone rock using stone tools.

São Pedro do Estoril train station

Railway station

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São Pedro do Estoril train station is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km south of Monte da Cabeça Gorda.

Fort of Santo António da Barra

Castle

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The Fort of Saint Anthony of Barra is located overlooking the sea, in the parish of Estoril, Cascais municipality, District of Lisbon, in Portugal. It is sometimes known as the Old Fort ), or as the Fort of Salazar as it was used by the Prime Minister, António de Oliveira Salazar as his seasonal residence during the Portuguese dictatorship. Fort of Santo António da Barra is situated 1½ km southwest of Monte da Cabeça Gorda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caparide and Matarraque.

Caparide

Hamlet

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Caparide is a hamlet.

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.