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Rota do Ocidente - Cascais Nature Trail

13/6/2021

 
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

Rota do Ocidente - Cascais nature trail at quinta do Pisao
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

Rota do Ocidente - Cascais nature trail Glamping at quinta do Pisao
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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Travelling to Sintra? Please leave your car behind.

7/1/2020

 
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If you are visiting Sintra or have friends on their way, do everyone a real favour and ask them to leave their car at home.  Parking is expensive and sparse and the old streets were not designed with vehicles other than horse carriages in mind.
Sintra: a UNESCO World Heritage site, one of the most attractive royal towns in Portugal and certainly one of the most popular destinations.  

When the monarchs first put Sintra on the map, in their bid to escape the summer heat of Lisbon, cars were not even a distant dream - today they can be a real world nightmare in the town center.


If you are visiting from Lisbon for the day, consider taking a train to Sintra and going on foot instead of driving.  

If walking is not your favorite thing, you can always take the 
434 bus to visit the beautiful Pena Palace and Moorish castle. Be warned that in summer time the 434 bus queue can be such that some visitors have to wait for the next bus.

Without any doubt though, the most environmentally conscious way to explore is on foot.

But the most enjoyable way to cover the distance between the parks and palaces is by bicycle! With an electric assisted E-bike, you get the all the fun and freedom of cycling without the effort of pedal pushing up the hills of Sintra, and you will have no trouble at all to find parking.  Enjoy!
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Trying to keep Sintra Green For Good

12/12/2019

 
e-Bike in Sintra on a pretty tree lined road
The pedaling force behind the Park E Bike tours and electric bicycle rental was our concern to keep our home town as green and clean as possible, even as the popularity of Sintra increases year on year.  

​As lifelong residents and avid cyclists we want to make getting on a bike and exploring the Sintra hills, parks and palaces and fun and easy as possible.

To get quickly and quietly away from the crowds and ride where the bus won't take you and with Zero Emissions, we think the best way to visit Sintra is by bike.  

Join us, ride an e-Bike and help keep Sintra green for good!
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5 Low Emission Ways To Explore Sintra

1/7/2014

 
Park E Bike offers the longest range of complete routes to explore the whole Sintra area but there are other excellent ways to get around the historic core of the old town or Vila de Sintra.
  1. Walk - still one of the very best ways to explore the narrow cobbled streets of the town center. Take the train from Lisbon to save time money and stress. no parking trouble, no hassle, no emissions.
  2. Cycle - if you love biking and don't mind cracking a sweat pedaling up and down the beautiful sintra hills, cycling-rentals provides bicycle hire and routes around the sintra area all the way to the beaches.
  3. Electric Cars - Sight Sintra offers several tourist itineraries around town in their all electric mini cars which feature a self guided gps device.
  4. Horse Carriage - the oldest and most romantic way around Sintra. SintraTur offers 6 distinct scenic routes in traditional horse drawn carriages. If slow travel is your thing, this zero emission choice is also fully biodegradable!
  5. E-bike - Park E Bike offers travelers of all fitness levels a fun and active way to explore most or all of the main Sintra attractions in a single day. Fast enough that you can get to the sites with time to explore each but slow enough that you can savour the ride and stop to smell the roses.

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