16 Best Things to do in Costa Da Caparica

  • Electricity Museum

    Museu da Eletricidade - Lisbon
    Electricity Museum - Lisbon
    Carlos da Cruz

    Museum housed in the old riverside power station. Presents the history of energy through a series of experimental exhibits and cultural context

  • Belem National Palace

    Belem National Palace
    Belem National Palace

    Now the official residence of the president of Portugal the palace was built in the 16th by Manuel of Portugal to overlook the nearby Jerónimos Monastery

  • 25th April Bridge, Lisbon

    25 de Abril Suspension Bridge, Lisbon
    25 de Abril Bridge
    Günter Wieschendahl

    Stretching across the estuary at the Tagus River in Lisbon is the Ponte 25 de April (25th April Bridge); the largest suspension bridge in Europe and the 20th longest in the world. Often considered as a twin sister of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco because of its similar design the bridge in Lisbon is actually 300 feet (100m) longer.

  • Igreja da Memória

    Igreja do Memoria
    Igreja do Memoria
    Valugi CC BY-SA

    The elegant Baroque Igreja da Memória was built on the orders of King Jose I in 1760 as a gesture of thanksgiving for having survived an assassination attempt two years earlier. The location of the church marks the exact spot where the failed attempt on the king’s life took place.

  • Ajuda National Palace

    Ajuda Palace interior - Lisbon
    Ajuda Palace interior
    IPPAR

    19th century neoclassical palace on the edge of Lisbon in Ajuda. The palace was built as the royal residence and has the lavish interior to prove it.

  • Lisbon Tram Route 15

    Lisbon tram route number 15
    Lisbon tram route number 15
    Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz CC BY-SA

    Route 15 is one of the five historic tram lines, which have been operating in Lisbon since 1873.

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Costa da Caparica travel guide »

A stone’s throw away from the capital on the southern side of the Tejo River, the Costa da Caparica is basically a long stretch of sandy, clean beaches to suit all types of beachgoer. Stretching right down to the Cabo Espichel, its sandy expanses are lined with acacia and eucalyptus trees and sienna-coloured cliffs however it is the first five miles to the south of the town of Caparica which are…