Cascais - earlier a small fishing village, and now a popular resort. All this reincarnation occurred due to the ideal for burning beaches and enterprising Portuguese. What to evaluate Cascais to dignity is needed a little time and good mood. Tourists possessing the first and second will not last the city and all its wonderful attractions. Cascais is small. His historic center on foot can be bypaling for half an hour. After examining the local church of the Assumption of the Virgin, the castle of St. George on the hill and the ancient citadel of the 16th century can be sent in search of food.
All guests of the city are local residents advise visit Mar Do Inferno Restaurant. Although he is focused on tourists, but they fed in it very tasty. This establishment is located near the rock of the Devil's mouth on AV. Rei Humberto II. It is standing in the restaurant to try shrimp and shells, as well as green young wine. Children like the lemon cake. Despite the fact that the restaurant specializes in seafood, meat dishes are served in this place. The average bill for two is 40 euros.
Another institution of Cascais can satisfy tourists, and even open the beautiful panoramic landscapes from their terrace for them. This is a restaurant Bay Fish (Baía Do Peixe) on Avenida D. Carlos I -6. Fish dinner in the restaurant is unmatched, and the price is only 15 euros per one.
Choosing a place for lunch or dinner, you should pay attention to the Portuguese. In the institution, where it eats many locals prices will be lower, but the quality of food is higher. Therefore, let tourists do not scare crowded cafes or restaurants. A large number of visitors points to a high level of establishment in terms of shade and taste quality dishes.
It is fried between the inspection of urban areas and monuments can be fried chestnuts or sardines in various types of readiness, as well as goat cheese. All this can be bought straight on the streets of the city for several euros.
In the coastal city of Cascais, there is an unusual museum of the famous Portuguese artist Paula. It is called Ruggy Casa Das Histórias Paula Rego. Paula's work is exhibited in a non-standard prismatic structure, where they also feed inquisitive tourists with bread with spicy herbs, cheese and local snacks. In the museum cafe, you can fully dine Portuguese dishes until 15:00. The rest of the time the cafe works like a bar. There is this non-standard museum cafe at Avenida República 300.
Tips in Cascais are customary to leave in the amount of 10% of the account for a delicious food in cafes and restaurants. Although this is absolutely voluntary. And if you didn't like anything to tourists, then there can be no speech about tips. And one more clarification - waiters in restaurants need to be sized independently, otherwise you have to wait for a very long time.
From strong drinks, Cascais offers tourists to try green wine and well-known port wine.
The creation of this strong wine happened by chance. And for the eighteenth century, Portwine could be called a sturdy drink created in the city of Porto. At the moment, the inexpensive port is considered Ruby and Ruby Reserve. He is a pleasant taste, and its price is caused by just youth drink. You can buy a bottle of such port in Cascais for 5 euros. It is worth trying green wine. In local stores you can buy a pleasant Vino Verde wine. Unlike the port, it can be found in the daytime during lunch. It refreshes and burst, not exposing heavily intoxication.
To save money, you can buy products in the supermarket. One of them Villa Cascais is located near the railway station, and through the road from him another supermarket Jumbo. Such food will be twice as cheaper. Here you can buy a port and wine. The approximate price of meat in the supermarket is 5 euros per kg, and the fish costs from 4 euros and above.
It is worth mentioning that McDonalds works in Cascais. So, if the young tourists do not have to taste Portuguese cuisine, they can always be fed into the beloved McDonalds.
Fresh vegetables and fruits can be bought on any day of the week at the local market Mercado de Cascais. Also in this place seafood and delicious pastries are sold. Prices are very diverse. Before buying anything, it is worth walking around the ranks and askal. On Wednesdays on Praça de Touros Square, another grocery market works in the morning.