landmark
Convento dos Capuchos
A tiny cork-lined hermitage hidden in Sintra's forest, hauntingly austere and moss-covered.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Colares
Lisbon, Portugal · Europe
About Colares
Colares works well as a base: 5 minutes from Azoia, 2km from Sintra–Cascais Coast Road (N247).
Colares is in Lisbon, Portugal, with about 7,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Azoia, about 4 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Colares?
Within an hour or so of Colares: Convento dos Capuchos (2 km), Sintra–Cascais Coast Road (N247) (2 km), Monserrate Palace (2 km), Praia da Adraga (3 km).
Are there any good drives near Colares?
The nearest famous roads are Sintra–Cascais Coast Road (N247), Cascais and Estrada Marginal (N6).
Where is Colares?
Colares is in Lisbon, Portugal, about 4 km from Azoia.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,905
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Lisbon
- Timezone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates
- 38.7992, -9.4469
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Worth the detour from Colares
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
coastal drive
Sintra–Cascais Coast Road (N247)
A wind-swept coastal drive past Cabo da Roca, wild beaches and the Sintra-Cascais natural park.
2 km · about 5 min drive
castle
Monserrate Palace
Sintra's most exotic and least crowded palace: a Moorish-Gothic-Indian fantasy villa rebuilt in 1858 for Francis Cook, wrapped in botanical gardens with lawns, ferns, and Mexican and Japanese terraces. Byron praised the earlier ruin in Childe Harold.
2 km · about 5 min drive
beach
Praia da Adraga
A dramatic Atlantic beach hemmed by cliffs and rock formations, popular for its seafood restaurant.
3 km · about 5 min drive
castle
Quinta da Regaleira
A mystical estate in Sintra featuring an initiatic well descending nine spiraling levels underground, surrounded by enchanted gardens.
4 km · about 10 min drive
beach
Praia da Ursa
A wild, rugged beach reached by a steep path, dominated by towering sea stacks below Cabo da Roca.
4 km · about 10 min drive
castle
Pena Palace
A colorful Romanticist palace atop a hill in Sintra, representing one of the finest examples of 19th-century Romanticism in the world.
5 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Sintra
UNESCO-listed fairy-tale town in the hills west of Lisbon with fantastical palaces, Moorish castle ruins, and lush gardens.
5 km · about 10 min drive
Driving roads near Colares
- Right hereSintra–Cascais Coast Road (N247)A wind-swept coastal drive past Cabo da Roca, wild beaches and the Sintra-Cascais natural park.
- Right hereCabo da RocaThe westernmost point of continental Europe, a wild windswept cliff 140 meters above the roaring Atlantic.
- Right hereCascaisA breezy seaside resort town of beaches, marina and old-town lanes at the end of the Lisbon coast.
- 16 kmEstrada Marginal (N6)A breezy coastal drive hugging the Tagus shore from Lisbon out to Estoril and Cascais.
- 26 kmPonte 25 de AbrilA red suspension bridge evoking the Golden Gate, soaring across the Tagus into southern Lisbon.
- 28 kmTram 28 Route, LisbonLisbon's iconic vintage yellow tram rattling through the city's steepest and most atmospheric historic neighborhoods.
Driving in Portugal
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€9.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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