Cascais neighborhood guide
Cascais Centro property guide for foreign buyers (2026)
The historic core of Cascais between the marina and the railway station — pedestrianised streets, the Citadel, beachfront cafés, the daily fish market, and the densest concentration of restaurants in the borough.
Median price / m²
€5,980
Rental / m² / month
€20.5
Gross yield
4.1%
Foreign-buyer share
64%
Who buys in Cascais Centro
Foreign retiree couples and family relocators 50-70 years old. Average ticket €700k-€1.6M for apartments, €1.4M-€3.5M for townhouses.
Transport and access
Train: Cais do Sodré–Cascais line, terminus station, 30-40 min to central Lisbon. Bus terminal at the station. 35 min to Lisbon airport off-peak.
Lifestyle, services, and amenities
Marina, Cidadela Art District, Casa das Histórias Paula Rego, Praia da Rainha, Forte de Santo António, restaurants along Rua Frederico Arouca. Mature British, French, and Israeli expat presence year-round.
Property types in Cascais Centro
Restored 19th-century townhouses (90-220 m²), apartments in 1950s-1990s blocks, some 2000s+ riverside developments.
Cost-to-buy: IMT + Stamp Duty + notary
Use the calculator below to model the exact IMT, Stamp Duty (0.8%), and notary estimate for your specific purchase price in Cascais Centro. The calculator uses the 2026 mainland Portugal brackets and handles primary residence vs other and resident vs non-resident scales.
Portugal IMT calculator (2026 brackets)
Property transfer tax + Stamp Duty + notary estimate on a Portuguese urban residential purchase. AT 2026 mainland brackets.
Estimated total transaction tax
€30,848
6.45% on top of the purchase price
- IMT (property transfer tax)
- €25,821
- Effective IMT rate
- 5.40%
- Marginal IMT bracket
- €324,058 – €648,022 @ 8.0%
- Stamp Duty (0.8%)
- €3,827
- Notary + registry (estimate)
- €1,200
Estimates based on Autoridade Tributária (AT) 2026 mainland brackets. Real IMT charged at escritura may differ if the assessed tax value (VPT) exceeds the purchase price, in which case AT charges on the higher number. Confirm with your Portuguese lawyer before closing.
Next steps
For the full buying process from offer to keys, see our complete buyer guide for foreigners. For mortgage rates and LTV for non-residents, see our mortgage guide. For the Portuguese tax-residency framework see our NHR / IFICI guide.
Other Cascais neighborhoods
Alcabideche
€3,680/m²
Inland Cascais municipality north of the railway corridor — value-tier residential, Quinta da Bicuda gated community, and a meaningfully lower price point than the coastal strip.
Estoril
€5,780/m²
The casino-and-grand-hotel coastal stretch immediately east of Cascais — early-20th-century mansion belt, the Casino Estoril, the F1 / racetrack heritage, and the densest concentration of grand-villa stock on the Estoril coast.
Quinta da Marinha
€6,840/m²
Premium gated residential development west of Cascais Centro — golf, equestrian centre, Onyria Marinha resort, tightly controlled architecture, and the highest-priced detached-villa stock in the borough.
Carcavelos
€4,380/m²
The eastern Cascais-line town between Oeiras and Estoril — kilometre-long Atlantic surf beach, the famous Carcavelos public beach, mid-tier housing, and St. Julian's International School (the largest English-language K-12 in Portugal).
Parede
€3,980/m²
The quiet small-coastal-town stretch between Carcavelos and São Pedro do Estoril — under-the-radar pricing, Atlantic beach access, mid-budget foreign-family-buyer entry point on the Cascais line.