Page 42 - WINE DINE AND TRAVEL EATING IBERIA

Cascais Portugal

LISBON’S FAVORITE BEACHTOWN
It had been less than a year since we last visited favorite Portugal destination Lisbon and its fa-
Portugal--wewereevensurprisedwereturnedso mous beach town Cascais about 20-miles north of
Soon.Onourpreviousvisit,wehadenjoyedPortu- the city.
gal and had explored it from from one end of the Cascais is a little more expensive than many of
country to the other that we made an effort to fit our Portugal destinations, but it is still far more af-
it in on a planned adventure in Spain that included fordable than anything on the California coast.
a transatlantic cruise from Barcelona Because we It also has a nice blend of locals and visitors.
couldonlyfitinaweek, wedecidedtofocusonour
Too many visitors often turn a town into a Disney-

42 WINE DINE & TRAVEL MAGAZINE 2020