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Church of São Domingos de Rana, Portugal.
Aeródromo Municipal Cascais
Edifício sede da Junta de Freguesia.
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São Domingos de Rana

Lisbon, Portugal · Europe

About São Domingos de Rana

São Domingos de Rana works well as a base: 5 minutes from Porto Salvo, 8km from Boca do Inferno.

São Domingos de Rana is in Lisbon, Portugal, with about 47,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Porto Salvo, about 4 km away.

São Domingos de Rana (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w duˈmĩɡuʒ ðɨ ˈʁɐnɐ]) is a civil parish (Portuguese: freguesia) of the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, part of the Greater Lisbon subregion. The population in 2011 was 57,502, in an area of 20.36 km2. The parish includes the localities Abóboda, Cabeço de Mouro,

Read more Caparide, Matarraque, Outeiro de Polima, Polima, Rana, Talaíde, Tires, Trajouce and Zambujal.

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What is there to see near São Domingos de Rana?

Within an hour or so of São Domingos de Rana: Estrada Marginal (N6) (2 km), Autodromo do Estoril (7 km), Cascais (7 km), Boca do Inferno (8 km).

Are there any good drives near São Domingos de Rana?

The nearest famous roads are Cascais, Sintra–Cascais Coast Road (N247) and Tram 28 Route, Lisbon.

Where is São Domingos de Rana?

São Domingos de Rana is in Lisbon, Portugal, about 4 km from Porto Salvo.

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Quick Information

Population
46,718
Continent
Europe
Country
Portugal
Region
Lisbon
Timezone
Europe/Lisbon
Coordinates
38.7019, -9.3408

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Portugal

Police
112
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
Driving side
right
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Worth the detour from São Domingos de Rana

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

coastal drive

Estrada Marginal (N6)

A breezy coastal drive hugging the Tagus shore from Lisbon out to Estoril and Cascais.

2 km · about 5 min drive

racetrack

Autodromo do Estoril

A classic Portuguese circuit near Lisbon that hosted Formula 1 from 1984 to 1996, known for its fast and technical layout.

7 km · about 15 min drive

coastal drive

Cascais

A breezy seaside resort town of beaches, marina and old-town lanes at the end of the Lisbon coast.

7 km · about 15 min drive

natural wonder

Boca do Inferno

A churning sea chasm near Cascais where Atlantic swells explode through a collapsed cliff arch.

8 km · about 15 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.

10 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Belem Tower

A fortified Manueline-style tower standing at the water's edge of the Tagus River, a symbol of Portugal's Age of Discovery.

11 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Sintra

UNESCO-listed fairy-tale town in the hills west of Lisbon with fantastical palaces, Moorish castle ruins, and lush gardens.

11 km · about 20 min drive

castle

Castelo dos Mouros

Ancient Moorish ramparts snaking along a forested ridge with commanding views over Sintra.

11 km · about 20 min drive

Driving roads near São Domingos de Rana

  • Right hereEstrada Marginal (N6)A breezy coastal drive hugging the Tagus shore from Lisbon out to Estoril and Cascais.
  • Right hereCascaisA breezy seaside resort town of beaches, marina and old-town lanes at the end of the Lisbon coast.
  • Right herePonte 25 de AbrilA red suspension bridge evoking the Golden Gate, soaring across the Tagus into southern Lisbon.
  • 16 kmCabo da RocaThe westernmost point of continental Europe, a wild windswept cliff 140 meters above the roaring Atlantic.
  • 16 kmSintra–Cascais Coast Road (N247)A wind-swept coastal drive past Cabo da Roca, wild beaches and the Sintra-Cascais natural park.
  • 18 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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6 km awayPop. 9,007

Monte Estoril

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6 km awayPop. 23,375

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