Duquesa Beach, Estoril.

Situated on the coast and protected by the Serra de Sintra it has a very mild climate. A number of former monarchs and pretenders in exile lived here: Carol of Rumania, Umberto of Saboia, Juan de Bourbon (the father of Juan Carlos of Spain), Edward the VII the King who abdicated the throne of England to marry an American Mrs. Simpson, made his home near here in the Second World War. It is a popular residential area for the growing foreign community in Portugal. Just outside the town there is a lively night life and casino.