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For the Estoril Circuit used by F1, see Autódromo do Estoril
Autódromo do Estoril

The Aut?dromo do Estoril is a race course in Portugal. Its length is . It was the home of the Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix from 1984 to 1996....


Estoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portuguese
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
 municipality of Cascais
Cascais

Cascais is a coastal town 30 kilometres west of Lisbon, with about 35,000 residents in the town. It is a cosmopolitan suburb of the Portuguese capital and one of the richest municipalities in Portugal....
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For the Estoril Circuit used by F1, see Autódromo do Estoril
Autódromo do Estoril

The Aut?dromo do Estoril is a race course in Portugal. Its length is . It was the home of the Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix from 1984 to 1996....


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Estoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portuguese
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
 municipality of Cascais
Cascais

Cascais is a coastal town 30 kilometres west of Lisbon, with about 35,000 residents in the town. It is a cosmopolitan suburb of the Portuguese capital and one of the richest municipalities in Portugal....
. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon
Lisbon

Lisbon is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. It is also the seat of the Lisbon and capital of the Lisbon region. Its municipalities of Portugal, which matches the city proper excluding the larger continuous conurbation, has a municipal population of 564,477 in , while the Lisbon Metropolitan Area in total has around 2.8 million inha...
, the capital of Portugal. It starts in Carcavelos
Carcavelos

Carcavelos is a parish in the Portugal Municipalities of Portugal of Cascais, about 12 km west of Lisbon. The village used to be known for the Carcavelos wine, but since the wine production is nowadays reduced, Carcavelos is better known among surfers because of the good surfing condition of the Carcavelos beach....
, 15 kilometres from Lisbon, and stretches as far as Guincho
Guincho Beach

Guincho Beach is a popular Atlantic beach located on Portugal's Estoril Coast, 5 km from the town of Cascais, and is located in the municipality of Cascais, more precisely in the parishes of Cascais and Alcabideche,in the Lisbon district....
, often known as Costa de Estoril
Estoril

Estoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portugal municipality of Cascais. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal....
-Sintra
Sintra

Sintra is both a town and a Municipalities of Portugal in Portugal, located in the district of Lisbon . The town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site on account of its 19th century Romanticism architecture....
 or Lisbon Coast (Costa de Lisboa).

The two main resort towns are Estoril and Cascais
Cascais

Cascais is a coastal town 30 kilometres west of Lisbon, with about 35,000 residents in the town. It is a cosmopolitan suburb of the Portuguese capital and one of the richest municipalities in Portugal....
. Estoril has a famous casino
Casino

A casino is, in the modern sense of the word, a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships and other tourist attractions....
, Casino Estoril
Casino Estoril

Casino Estoril is located in Estoril, near Lisbon, Portugal, that calls itself "the largest casino in Europe".During World War II, it was reputed to be a gathering spot for spy, dispossessed royal family, and wartime adventurers....
. Estoril was the residence of Juan de Borbón, pretender to the Spanish
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 throne during the last part of the 20th century.

The population of Estoril parish/village in 2001 was 23,769, its density is 2,702/km² and the area is 8.79 km².

The coat of arms
Coat of arms

A coat of arms, more properly called an armorial achievement, armorial bearings or often just arms for short, in European tradition, is a design belonging to a particular person and used by them in a wide variety of ways....
 are coloured blue a golden sun with five escutcheons one in the middle and one outside. The waves of grey and pine green lie to the bottom. The crown has three towers on the top.

There are remains of Roman mansions
Roman architecture

The Architecture of Ancient Rome adopted the external Greek Architecture for their own purposes, which were so different from Greek buildings as to create a new architecture style....
 dating back around 2,000 years.

Estoril used to be a significant fishing port. Since the early 20th century it has been important mostly as a tourist destination. Miklós Horthy
Miklós Horthy

Mikl?s Horthy de Baia Mare was the Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary during the Hungary between the two world wars and throughout most of World War II, serving from March 1, 1920, to October 15, 1944....
 (†1957), the regent
Regent

A regent, from the Latin regens "reigning", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present or debilitated....
 of Hungary
Hungary

Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
, lived and died in exile
Exile

Exile means to be away from one's home while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened by prison or death upon return....
 in Estoril after the Second World War.

Sports

The major local sports club
Sports club

A sports club, athletics club or sports association is an eclectic institution oriented to multiple sports, which fields many teams and in several sports, working under the same umbrella organization....
 is the GD Estoril-Praia
GD Estoril-Praia

Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia , founded in 1939, is a Portugal sports club that plays in Estoril, Municipality of Cascais, District of Lisbon. Its football and basketball sections have been in and out of the major Portuguese divisions....
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Motorsports

Motorsport
Auto racing

Auto racing is a motorsport involving racing cars. It is one of the world's most watched television sports....
 events are frequent at the Estoril Circuit
Autódromo do Estoril

The Aut?dromo do Estoril is a race course in Portugal. Its length is . It was the home of the Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix from 1984 to 1996....
, although Formula One
Formula One

Formula One, abbreviated to F1, and currently officially referred as the FIA Formula One World Championship is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile ....
 is no longer on the circuit's calendar. This was due to the circuit not coming up to FIA safety standards, leading to the 1997 event being cancelled. Following a review on safety, Estoril was reshaped in 1999, the first two corners being affected the most. Today's circuit, is 4.183km (2.599 miles) in length and is run in a clockwise fashion. The circuit currently hosts international motorcycling events (MotoGP
Grand Prix motorcycle racing

* In 2005, fuel tank capacity was reduced by 2 litres to 24 litres* In 2006, fuel tank capacity was reduced by a further 2 litres to 22 litres* From 2007 onwards and for a minimum period of five years, FIM has regulated in MotoGP class that two-stroke bikes will no longer be allowed, and engines will be limited to 800cc four-strokes....
), among other lower formula events.

Monte Estoril

The beautiful hill town of Monte Estoril is situated between Estoril and Cascais. The town which houses the Verdades-Faria Museum was built in 1917 by Jorge O'Neil. Later on, in 1942 the building was bought by Mantero Belard and dedicated to the support of the arts and artists. Following his death, the building was donated to Cascais Council under the name of Verdades Faria and eventually housed the Regional Portuguese Music Museum.

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At present this Museum hosts an important collection of musical instruments related to popular music, assembled by Michael Giacometti. The museum is open for temporary exhibitions, concerts, and guided visits on request.

The Estoril area has supported Estoril as the flagship of Portuguese tourism. The area was initially called the Sun Coast but is now known as the Estoril Coast.

The area Cascais-Estoril is nowadays ranked as one of the most expensive places to live in Portugal.

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