Citorah says

Twenty minutes brings you to Boca do Inferno, the cliff cleft where the Atlantic punches into the rock — go for low tide if you want to see the chamber, ignore at high tide when it's just a wet hole.

From Best Day Trips from Lisbon 2026: Eight That Are Worth the Train, under “Cascais”.

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  • Citorah PickRestaurant

    Mar do Inferno

    Citorah says Mar do Inferno on the cliff at Boca do Inferno is the institution — Dona Lourdes ran it for decades, the mariscada para dois is roughly €90 between two people, grilled fish is €40-70 a head.

  • Citorah PickDay trip

    Cascais

    Best for the coast walk and the lunch

    Citorah says Cascais is what Lisbon does on a Sunday — sea air, grilled fish, the people from Chiado walking a dog along the seafront.

  • Citorah PickRestaurant

    Marisco na Praça

    Citorah says The unbookable alternative is Marisco na Praça inside the Mercado da Vila — buy your fish at the market stall, they grill it next door, €20-30 a head and you choose the actual fish off the ice.

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