Viewpoint in Cascais
Boca do Inferno
A sea chasm in the cliffs just west of Cascais where Atlantic waves crash in; a short walk from the centre and a good end point for a family walk. Spectacular in a swell, mild on calm days.
- Address
- Av. Rei Humberto II de Itália 642, 2750-642 Cascais
- Price level
- €
OK with kids
Cliff-edge viewpoint: hold hands. Free. Research.
The notes
What the sources say (research)
- A chasm in the seaside cliffs near Cascais; seawater reaches the bottom and strikes the walls, which makes it a popular stop. [Wikipedia]
- The first cave depicted in moving pictures: the 1896 British film ‘A Sea Cave Near Lisbon’. [Wikipedia]
- About 1.1 km south-west of the Cascais town label point (OSM points, computed here). [OSM]