Forte de Santo António da Barra — Attraction in Cascais

Great place to visit on a sunny day. This fort initially built in 1580 was the residence of Antonio Salazar, the Prime Minister that ruled Portugal from 1932 to 1968. It was abandoned for years but has now been somewhat cleaned up and was opened to the public just last year, so it is still somewhat unknown and not flooded with local or foreign tourists. We really enjoyed our time there. note that only bathroom facilties are available - no coffee shop or other tourist facilities. There are some info brochures available....

Amazing place on the coast with historic relevance and an impressive site to relax. This Fort is one of many structures that were originally built to defend the newly created Portugal. Over centuries, this and other forts were adapted. This one served as a military school at some point in time and President Salazar spent a lot of time here - like each year a certain period. It was also here where he dropped of his chair and never recovered fully (i.e. the end of his reign and the end of Portugal's Fascist Dictatorship era...

A very pleasant place to walk when you've had enough of the beach ;). Nice views and an interesting piece of history. A bit neglected, but you can see that the reconstruction is underway. The entrance does not cost anything, the only limitation is the entrance at certain hours. The toilet is missing - unless I could...