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This was one of the sights on our walk from Cascais to the Boca da Inferno (Mouth of Hell). The lighthouse caught our eye because of its unusual square pepper-pot shape and its cheery, bright blue and white striped tiles. It is surrounded by white-washed walls, palm trees and the old lighthouse keeper’s residence and sits poised on the cliff top, above a small, secluded beach. It’s a great photo-stop. Built in 1868, the lighthouse is now a museum. It’s also still functional and continues to operate but the lighthouse keeper is gone and everything is fully automated. Restored in 2006, there is now a café and a museum and you can climb up the winding stairs to the top of the 36 metre tall tower. How many times would the lighthouse keeper have climbed these steps? Entry to the museum is €5 and is a combo ticket that also includes entry to Casa de Santa Maria next door. However, it seems to have quite limited opening hours and were closed when we were there. I believe it only opens Wed-Friday in the mornings so check the times before you go if you want to do visit inside.…
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Date of experience: March 2020
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The Santa Marta Lighthouse is situated to the south of the center of Cascais, on the estuary of the River Tagus. It is a quadrangular masonry tower covered with white tiles, with blue horizontal stripes and a red lantern. The lighthouse now houses a lighthouse museum. The collection of the Santa Marta Lighthouse Museum was entirely established by the Portuguese Navy. Small museum, presenting lighthouse lenses and other related artifacts. The museum is interesting , although not very big. The lighthouse is beautiful, and the view is gorgeous. Such a beautiful place .…
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Date of experience: September 2019
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EZ walk from downtown to this attraction. The real reason to visit is the view to take photos from the lighthouse tower itself. Not good if the day is overcast.
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Date of experience: November 2019
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We walked by this museum one day but you could not go up into the lighthouse until 2:30, so we decided to come back the next day. This worked well and everything was open. We climbed the tower and enjoyed the views from the lighthouse tower. The actual lighthouse museum does not have that much in it, but if you listen to the video in another room there is a lot of information. Included in the price is admission for the museum next door, which is an amazing house with some very interesting designs. …
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Date of experience: July 2019
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The lighthouse was good to go up and take in the view. You get a stunning shot of the sea and part of town. If you’re interested in the mechanics of lighthouses then the museum might be of interest however I found it quite boring to be honest!
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Date of experience: July 2019
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