Lisbon (Praça do Comércio) to Ericeira

52 mi · 2h 8m — by Leif Riksheim

This route swaps the dull A8 motorway for the legendary N247 coastal road. You will climb through the pine forests of the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, visit the edge of Europe at Cabo da Roca, and follow the Atlantic coast through clifftop villages like Azenhas do Mar. The driving is technical and rewarding between Guincho and Colares, opening up into faster, sweeping curves as you approach the surf mecca of Ericeira.