# Things to see in Colares (Portugal): 69 places and when to go

> Colares is a town in Portugal, and this site lists 69 places in and around it, mainly History (26), Nature (21), Beaches (21). The best known are Pena Palace, Sintra National Palace and Quinta da Regaleira. The best time to come is April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 14 h 42 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 18. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/colares/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Portugal · 38.7956, -9.4705
- **Places:** 69 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/historia/) (26) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/naturaleza/) (21) · [Beaches](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/playa/) (21) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/fauna/) (8) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/senderismo/) (6) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/gastronomia/) (5)
- **Best time:** April to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March.
- **Nearest airport:** LIS Lisbon, 29 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Pena, at 500 m.

## What to see in Colares

The places in and around Colares, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Pena Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pena-national-palace/): Palace in Sintra, Portugal · 7.0 km
- [Sintra National Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/sintra-national-palace/): Building in Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal · 6.9 km
- [Quinta da Regaleira](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/quinta-da-regaleira/): Culture heritage estate near Sintra, Portugal · 6.4 km
- [Castle of the Moors](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/castillo-de-los-moros/): Cultural heritage monument in Sintra, Portugal · 7.1 km
- [Monserrate Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/monserrate-palace/): Building in Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal · 4.3 km
- [Sintra-Cascais Natural Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/sintra-cascais-nature-park/): Protected area near Lisbon, Portugal · 3.4 km
- [Boca do Inferno](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/boca-do-inferno/): Tourist attraction in Cascais, Portugal · 12 km
- [Convent of the Capuchos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/convento-dos-capuchos/): Building in Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal · 3.1 km
- [Cabo da Roca Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/cabo-da-roca-lighthouse/): Lighthouse in Portugal · 2.8 km
- [Anta de Adrenunes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/anta-de-adrenunes/): Dolmen in Colares, Portugal · 2.0 km
- [Roman Bridge of Catribana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/ponte-romana-da-catribana/): Roman bridge near Sintra, Portugal · 12 km
- [Praia do Guincho](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/praia-do-guincho/): Beach in Portugal · 7.0 km
- [Palácio dos Condes de Castro Guimarães](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/museu-condes-de-castro-guimaraes/): Building in Cascais, Lisbon District, Portugal · 12 km
- [Cultural Landscape of Sintra](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/cultural-landscape-of-sintra/): Cultural heritage monument in Sintra, Portugal · 4.9 km
- [Artificial caves of Alapraia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/necropole-eneolitica-de-alapraia/): Cultural heritage monument in Cascais, Portugal · 13 km
- [Praia da Adraga](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/praia-da-adraga/): Beach in Portugal · 1.5 km
- [Roman ruins of Casais Velhos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/villa-romana-dos-casais-velhos/): Building in Cascais, Lisbon District, Portugal · 7.7 km
- [Bateria Alta ao norte da Praia da Água Doce](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/hotel-forte-do-guincho/): Building in Cascais, Lisbon District, Portugal · 7.5 km
- [Praia das Maçãs Prehistoric Monument](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/monumento-pre-historico-da-praia-das-macas/): Cultural heritage monument and neolithic site in Sintra, Portugal · 3.4 km
- [Palmela Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/palacio-palmela/): Cultural heritage monument and 19th century summer residence in Cascais, Portugal · 12 km
- [Poça beach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/poca-beach/): Beach in Portugal · 12 km
- [Praia do Abano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/praia-do-abano/): Beach · 6.0 km
- [Praia Grande](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/praia-grande-do-rodizio/): Beach in Colares, Portugal · 2.1 km
- [Praia Pequena do Rodízio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/praia-pequena-do-rodizio/): Beach · 2.7 km

And the other 45, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Roman villa of Alto da Cidreira](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/roman-villa-of-alto-do-cidreira/), [Caves of Poço Velho](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/grutas-do-poco-velho/), [Roman villa of Santo André de Almoçageme](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/villa-romana-de-santo-andre-de-almocageme/), [Enseada da Bafureira](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/enseada-da-bafureira/), [Enseada de Assentis](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/enseada-de-assentiz/), [Enseada de Gerebele](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/enseada-de-gerebele/), [Fonte da Pipa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/fonte-da-pipa/), [Monge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/monge/), [Pedras da Granja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pedras-da-granja/), [Pena](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pena/), [Duna Consolidada da Praia do Magoito](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/duna-consolidada-da-praia-do-magoito/), [Fonte dos Ladrões](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/fonte-dos-ladroes/), [Fonte Mourisca](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/moorish-fountain/), [Quinta de Vale de Marinha](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/quinta-de-vale-de-marinha/)
- **History**: [Chalet and Garden of the Countess of Edla](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/the-chalet-of-the-countess-of-edla/), [Forte Novo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/forte-novo-troco-de-muralha/), [Hotel Albatroz Cascais - VillaCascais](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/hotel-albatroz-cascais-villacascais/), [Quinta da Ribafria, Sintra](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/quinta-da-ribafria/), [Sintra Marmoris Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/sintra-marmoris-palace/)
- **Beaches**: [Praia da Ursa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/ursa-beach/), [Azarujinha Beach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/azarujinha-beach/), [Praia da Aguda](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/praia-da-aguda/), [Praia da Baforeira](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/praia-da-baforeira/), [Praia do Magoito](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/praia-do-magoito/), [Tamariz Beach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/tamariz-beach/), [Praia da Aroeira](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/aroeira-beach/), [Praia do Caneiro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/caneiro-beach/), [Praia da Arriba](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/praia-da-arriba/), [Praia da Cresmina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/praia-da-cresmina/), [Praia da Duquesa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/praia-da-duquesa/), [Praia da Rainha](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/praia-da-rainha/), [Praia das Macãs](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/praia-das-macas/), [Praia de São Pedro do Estoril](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/praia-de-sao-pedro-do-estoril/), [Praia da Vigia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/vigia-beach/)
- **Food and drink**: [Adega Quintinha](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/adega-quintinha/), [Adega Visconde de Salréu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/adega-visconde-de-salreu/), [Adega Viúva Gomes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/adega-viuva-gomes/), [Cambournac](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/cambournac/), [Tavares & Rodrigues](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/tavares-rodrigues/)
- **Hiking**: [Caminho do Atlântico (Troço Abano-Azoia)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/caminho-do-atlantico-troco-abano-azoia/), [Caminho do Atlântico (Troço Adraga - Maçãs)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/caminho-do-atlantico-troco-adraga-macas/), [Caminho do Atlântico (Troço Azoia-Adraga)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/caminho-do-atlantico-troco-azoia-adraga/), [Caminho do Atlântico (Troço Cabo Raso - Abano)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/caminho-do-atlantico-troco-cabo-raso-abano/), [Caminho do Atlântico (Troço Maçãs - Magoito)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/caminho-do-atlantico-troco-macas-magoito/), [Caminho do Atlântico (Troço Magoito-Carvalhal)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/caminho-do-atlantico-troco-magoito-carvalhal/)

## When to go to Colares

The best time to visit Colares is **April to October**; also possible: November to March. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 34 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 32 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 42 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 01 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 07 |
| June | Best time | 14 h 42 |
| July | Best time | 14 h 28 |
| August | Best time | 13 h 31 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 14 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 58 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 50 |
| December | Possible | 9 h 18 |

In June there are 14 h 42 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 18. In June, 69 of the 69 places are at their best.

When to go to Portugal in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Colares

The nearest main airport is Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS, Lisbon), 29 km as the crow flies. How to get around Portugal (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=38.7956%2C-9.4705)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=38.7956%2C-9.4705)

## Other towns nearby

- [Lisbon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/lisboa/): 170 places · 29 km
- [Alverca do Ribatejo e Sobralinho](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/alverca-do-ribatejo-e-sobralinho/): 21 places · 39 km
- [Lourinhã](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/lourinha/): 19 places · 54 km
- [Setúbal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/setubal/): 63 places · 58 km
- [Aveiras de Cima](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/aveiras-de-cima/): 18 places · 62 km
- [Fernando Pó](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/fernando-po/): 5 places · 70 km

And all of Portugal, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Colares?

The best known: [Pena Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pena-national-palace/), [Sintra National Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/sintra-national-palace/), [Quinta da Regaleira](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/quinta-da-regaleira/), [Castle of the Moors](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/castillo-de-los-moros/), [Monserrate Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/monserrate-palace/). In all, 69 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Colares?

April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 14 h 42 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 18.

### How do you get to Colares?

The nearest main airport is Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), 29 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=38.7956%2C-9.4705) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Colares as the destination and these 69 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).