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Live tours in Cascais

Explore Cascais, Portugal, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Boca do Inferno, Praia do Guincho and Cidadela de Cascais on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

9 live tours From 20,00 €

Explore Cascais live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Old Town (Vila Velha) is worth asking about: the pedestrian centre of calcada streets around Praca 5 de Outubro.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Boca do Inferno A chasm in the sea cliffs west of town where Atlantic swell forces through eroded rock.
  • Praia do Guincho A wide open Atlantic beach known for strong, steady wind that draws surfers and windsurfers.
  • Cidadela de Cascais A 16th-century coastal fortress that now holds shops, galleries and an arts centre.
  • Casa das Historias Paula Rego A museum in two red, pyramid-topped towers built to hold the painter Paula Rego's work.
  • Farol de Santa Marta A working lighthouse with a small maritime museum beside it, overlooking the bay.
  • Museu Condes de Castro Guimaraes A neo-Gothic riverside mansion turned museum, holding the former count's art and furniture.
  • Parque Marechal Carmona A shaded municipal park with a small lake and a deer enclosure, beside the museum.
  • Praia da Rainha A small sheltered beach reached by steps down from the old town, once used by the royal family.

Neighbourhoods

  • Old Town (Vila Velha) the pedestrian centre of calcada streets around Praca 5 de Outubro
  • Baia de Cascais the curved seafront promenade linking the old town to the marina
  • Guincho the exposed Atlantic side of town, dunes and wind rather than shelter

Food to know

  • Grilled fish (peixe grelhado)
  • Arroz de marisco (seafood rice)
  • Ameijoas a Bulhao Pato (clams in garlic and coriander)
  • Percebes (goose barnacles)
  • Queijada de Sintra

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Good to know about Cascais

Do I need to be in Cascais to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Cascais, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.5 and 1.3 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer English, Portuguese, Spanish, German and French; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.