The location of Monte Estoril is very privileged with excellent connections to Lisbon, Carcavelos, Sintra and Cascais.
Served by the railway line Cais Sodre-Cascais you can quickly get to any of these places.
In Estoril you will find Palaces by the sea, nice, century-old houses neighbouring others with sophisticated and modern architecture, and the famous Casino Estoril.
The modernism of Estoril is complemented by the existence of an enviable heritage in the area of Cascais and Sintra,, featuring numerous palaces, religious buildings and civil monuments.
The cultural offer is also very large. In addition to the immense events that are organized by the casino, there exists in the rest of the municipality several areas, with various agendas highlighting the Cascais Cultural Centre (Centro Cultural de Cascais), Casa Santa Maria, Forte de São Jorge de Oitavos, The Portuguese Music Museum, the Library of São Domingos de Rana, the Environmental Interpretation centre of the Pedra do Sal and Space-Memory TEC. The network of public libraries provides to the students, researchers or just normal readers numerous points of interest.
Estoril is also known as the birthplace of the character James Bond.