Portugal's star-studded coast: Exploring the glamor of Estoril, where Cristiano Ronaldo is building a home

Portugal's star-studded coast: Royalty of all kinds have long been drawn to Estoril - and now it's more glamorous than ever (for starters, footballer Ronaldo is building a home here) The coastline around Estoril can 'give places like the French Riviera a run for their money,” Anwer Bati finds he is staying at the famous Palacio Hotel, where James Bond author Ian Fleming stayed in 1941. reveals
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Posted: 09:08 BST, Aug 4, 2022 | Updated: 09:34 BST, 04 Aug 2022 all eagerly awaiting the final stop. Not Nice or Monaco, as you might expect, but Estoril, half an hour from Lisbon.
Once a summer retreat for the Portuguese royal family, by the 1930s the Costa do Sol - as the region around Estoril and neighboring Cascais is known - had become a serious rival to the French Riviera.
Glitter had drifted far and wide in the 1970s, but now the coast is making a comeback. Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is investing millions in a home there, and international figures including fashionable French designer Philippe Starck have also moved in for the serene setting, laid-back lifestyle and expansive beaches.
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Portugal's star-studded coast: Exploring the glamor of Estoril, where Cristiano Ronaldo is building a home

Portugal's star-studded coast: Royalty of all kinds have long been drawn to Estoril - and now it's more glamorous than ever (for starters, footballer Ronaldo is building a home here) The coastline around Estoril can 'give places like the French Riviera a run for their money,” Anwer Bati finds he is staying at the famous Palacio Hotel, where James Bond author Ian Fleming stayed in 1941. reveals

Posted: 09:08 BST, Aug 4, 2022 | Updated: 09:34 BST, 04 Aug 2022 all eagerly awaiting the final stop. Not Nice or Monaco, as you might expect, but Estoril, half an hour from Lisbon.

Once a summer retreat for the Portuguese royal family, by the 1930s the Costa do Sol - as the region around Estoril and neighboring Cascais is known - had become a serious rival to the French Riviera.

Glitter had drifted far and wide in the 1970s, but now the coast is making a comeback. Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is investing millions in a home there, and international figures including fashionable French designer Philippe Starck have also moved in for the serene setting, laid-back lifestyle and expansive beaches.