Stormy São Pedro Beach

A stormy looking São Pedro do Estoril Beach. It may surprise some of you to know it isn't actually sunny all the time in Portugal! The good news is it usually is...

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Long established as the cosmopolitan holiday destination of the rich and famous on the Portuguese Riviera, Estoril has an elegance more commonly attributed to resorts on the Côte d’Azur. Exiled royalty and deposed despots made this their haven during World War II, alongside spies from both sides. During a stay at the famous Palácio Hotel, Orson Wells apparently expressed amazement at the number…