Where Ezra Halloway would send you
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Mercado da Vila
Attraction
Sep 29
Mercado da Vila★★★★★ Ezra Halloway's pick
The beating heart of Cascais — a market hall where fishermen's wives lay out the catch before dawn, farmers bring produce from the Saloio region, and the whole town comes to eat, shop and argue over prices. Open 364 days; fish market opens at 08:00 and the Mercado Saloio runs Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 06:30.
Rua Padre Moisés da Silva 1, 2754-529 Cascais, Portugal -
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Casa das Histórias Paula Rego
Attraction
Sep 29
Casa das Histórias Paula Rego★★★★ Ezra Halloway's pick
Two red-concrete pyramids designed by Souto de Moura, housing six decades of Portugal's most important living painter. The garden alone is worth the visit, and the permanent collection is extraordinary. Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00.
Av. da República, 300, 2750-475 Cascais, Portugal -
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A Tasca
Restaurant
Sep 29
A Tasca★★★★ Ezra Halloway's pick
A traditional tasca in the old town — tiled walls, paper tablecloths, grilled fish that tastes of charcoal and the sea. The kind of place where the owner remembers your order from last year.
Rua Afonso Sanches 59, 2750-282 Cascais, Portugal -
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Faro de Santa Marta
Landmark
Sep 29
Faro de Santa Marta★★★★ Ezra Halloway's pick
An 1867 lighthouse at the mouth of Cascais bay, white masonry with a red lantern — open to visitors on certain days, with a small maritime museum inside and a view across the Tagus estuary to the Lisbon hills beyond.
Rua do Farol de Santa Marta, 2750-351 Cascais, Portugal