Rota do Ocidente - Cascais Nature Trail

Cascais has a new route to explore: The Rota do Ocidente (Western Route) is a nature trail with a set of unique and authentic experiences with minimal impact on ecosystems. Among these experiences are the overnight stay in glamping and premium meals made with local products.

Crossing the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, with its heart at the Quinta do Pisão, the Rota do Ocidente connects the coastline with the interior of the mountain range and presents itself as a conduit for the discovery of a unique territory.

About the Rota do Ocidente

The Rota do Ocidente has a total of 50 kilometers, between Cascais (departing from the Ecocabana at the entrance to Marechal Carmona park in central Cascais) to the Santuário da Peninha, passing by the coast, mountain villages of Cascais such as Malveira and Almoinhas Velhas, and back to Cascais.

The Rota do Ocidente allows for a very personal experience, divided over three days and two nights, where each one becomes part of this immense natural heritage.

The idea of ​​the Rota do Ocidente is based on the possibility of making a low impact visit to the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, with support that favors safety and comfort. 

This is the case of parking areas, maps or informational panels, or service packages for overnight glamping (tents set up and dismantled without harming nature), food with products directly from the garden, transport by ebike, on horseback or with the support of donkeys, activities such as tree climbing, bird or star observation, and workshops, for example, for the production of essential oils.

The actions planned to streamline the route prepare, requalify and benefit the areas through which the route itself passes. 

In addition to ensuring a good experience for the visitor in terms of safety and comfort, it also provides unforgettable experiences on a unique journey in communion with nature.

​Glamping and Local Produce

Alternative visitation models include not only walking trails, but also packages of experiences and interpretation of environmental heritage, material or immaterial. 

For example, it is possible to hire services such as hiking in the company of the woolly donkeys of Quinta do Pisão, or book a glamping experience, that is, camping in the middle of nature with all the glamor of a hotel, and having premium meals made with local products… All options with a huge potential to attract qualitative tourism.

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