07:15
Sintra hills
Mist over the hills
An early run between the golf-course lakes as the mist lifts off Sintra’s palaces.
Living in Quinta da Beloura The luxury of not having to choose.
Mountains and sea.Calm and city.Golf and school.Forest and hospital.Village and world.
A green, guarded community at the foot of the Sintra hills, with golf, riding, tennis, international schools and a hospital a short stroll away. Cascais in 13 minutes, Lisbon in half an hour — and the Atlantic always close.
10′to Sintra
13′to Cascais
30′to Lisbon
Portugal Golf · ©
Welcome to Beloura
Not just a development. A place where a whole life fits within fifteen minutes.
Quinta da Beloura was born in the mid-1990s around an 18-hole golf course on the green slopes of the Sintra hills. Thirty years on, what were once plots have become a mature landscape: tree-lined avenues, lakes, more than 40,000 trees on the golf course alone, and homes that look out onto green.
Here, school is a stroll away, the hospital is on site, your daughter’s pony sleeps five hundred metres from home and the Guincho waves are fifteen minutes down the road. That is what not having to choose feels like.
Beloura I & Beloura II · 150–180 m above sea level · Sintra, Portugal
Beloura from the air
Eighteen holes. One landscape.
This is Beloura from above: homes with gardens and pools looking onto the greens, lakes, olive trees and tree-lined avenues. Swipe through the 18 holes of Pestana Beloura Golf.
18holes
of par-72 golf designed by Rocky Roquemore
40,000trees
across the golf course, among lakes and streams
4schools
inside the community, from nursery to IB diploma
23specialties
at the new Hospital Lusíadas Beloura
7thplace
Portugal, most peaceful country in the world (Global Peace Index 2025)
2,607hrs of sun
a year in Sintra (IPMA climate normals)
Six reasons
Everything that matters, a stroll away.
Beloura brings together what usually forces a choice: nature and amenities, peace and connection, village life and an international feel.
Safe and serene
Controlled access, private security and leafy streets where children cycle on their own.
DiscoverHealthcare on your doorstep
A private hospital inside the community since 2026, plus a pharmacy and a gym with a pool.
DiscoverFirst-class schools
TASIS and CAISL inside Beloura, and more than a dozen international schools within 25 minutes.
DiscoverOutdoor sport
Golf, riding, tennis, padel and the trails of a natural park right behind your home.
DiscoverDaily life, sorted
Supermarkets, cafés, pizza and petiscos close by — and two Michelin stars five minutes away.
DiscoverMountains and sea
UNESCO-listed Sintra ten minutes away. Atlantic beaches in fifteen.
DiscoverA day in Beloura
Good morning, mountains. Good evening, Atlantic.
This could be any Tuesday. Swipe and follow the sun.
07:15
Sintra hills
08:20
TASIS · CAISL · Colégio da Beloura
School in three minutes
No traffic, no crack-of-dawn starts: four schools inside the community, including TASIS and CAISL.
09:00
Linhó
Coffee and pastel de nata
The first bica of the day at a Linhó pastry shop where they soon know your name.
12:30
Pestana Beloura Golf
Nine holes before lunch
A quick round on Rocky Roquemore’s course, then lunch on the terrace overlooking the green.
17:00
Beloura Equestrian Centre
Riding lesson
Little ones on ponies, older ones jumping in the arena. If it rains, there is the covered school.
18:30
Beloura Tennis Academy
A match with the neighbours
Clay, hard court or padel. International ITF tournaments are played on these courts.
19:45
Praia da Ursa
Sunset on the Atlantic
Twenty minutes later the sun sinks into the sea between towering sea stacks. The water stays between 15 and 18 °C all year.
21:30
Linhó · Penha Longa
Pizza with friends
Pizza in Linhó, Portuguese petiscos or — if there is something to celebrate — a Michelin star at Penha Longa.
23:30
Quinta da Beloura
Silence
Only crickets and the wind in the pines. The security patrol carries on its round.
94% of expats feel safe in PortugalInterNations Expat Insider 2026
Safety and peace of mind
The peace of mind of letting the kids cycle home alone.
The owners’ associations of Beloura I and Beloura II look after security, gatehouses and the upkeep of green spaces. Streets are wide, tree-lined and very quiet, and the village atmosphere does the rest: here, neighbours say hello.
- Controlled accessGatehouses and access control across several parts of the community.
- Private securityDay and night patrols on changing routes, contracted by the owners’ associations.
- One of the safest countriesPortugal is the 7th most peaceful country in the world (Global Peace Index 2025).
- Harmony by designThe association approves every building project to protect the character of the whole.
Beloura combines access-controlled areas with public streets: a guarded neighbourhood, not a sealed compound.
Health
Your hospital, inside the community.
Hospital Lusíadas Beloura opened in September 2026 on Rua das Sesmarias, beside the golf course. The eighth hospital of the Lusíadas Saúde group brings complete private healthcare to Beloura: consultations, surgery, imaging, paediatrics and a prevention and longevity centre.
9,500 m²of brand-new hospital, in the very community where you live
- 23 specialtiesCardiology, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, dermatology, sports medicine and more.
- 41 consulting rooms, 2 operating theatresWith imaging, clinical labs, day surgery and a dental clinic.
- Walk-in careFor adults and children, 8 am–10 pm, every day of the year (opening in phases).
- And close byHospital CUF Sintra 5 minutes away, and public 24-hour A&E at Cascais Hospital, 8 minutes away.
Education
Here, school is a stroll away.
Four schools inside the community — two of them international IB schools: TASIS and CAISL. Within half an hour: American, British, IB, Portuguese, Spanish, French and German curricula.
2′Inside
TASIS Portugal
Inside Beloura II · American · IGCSE · IB Diploma
Ages 3–18. Nearly 1,000 students from 65 nationalities, on the former Beloura Shopping site.
2′Inside
Butterflies School
Inside Beloura I · English–Portuguese bilingual · German section
Nursery from 4 months, pre-school and primary up to age 10.
3′Inside
Colégio da Beloura
Inside Beloura I · Bilingual Portuguese · Cambridge · Forest School
Nursery, pre-school and primary (1st cycle), 8 am–7 pm. An Eco-School with outdoor learning.
3′Inside
Carlucci American International School (CAISL)
Inside Beloura · American · IB Diploma
Founded in 1956. 755 students from 62 nationalities, ages 3–18.
5′min
Colégio de São José – Ramalhão
Sintra · Portuguese curriculum · Cambridge English
Housed in the 18th-century Ramalhão Palace. Pre-school to Year 12.
7′min
IPS Cascais British International School
Bicesse, Cascais · British · IGCSE · A Levels
Since 1982. Around 440 students from 40+ nationalities. COBIS accredited.
11′min
King's College School Cascais
Cascais · British · IGCSE · IB (candidate)
New 40,000 m² campus (2025) with a 25 m pool and boarding.
12′min
Salesianos do Estoril
Estoril · Portuguese curriculum
No. 16 in Portugal’s 2024 secondary ranking — the best in Cascais, Oeiras and Sintra.
14′min
St. Dominic's International School
São Domingos de Rana · Full IB continuum (PYP · MYP · DP)
The full IB programme from early years to diploma. 700+ students.
17′min
St. Julian's School
Carcavelos · British · IGCSE · IB
Founded in 1932, not-for-profit. 60+ nationalities.
18′min
Oeiras International School
Barcarena, Oeiras · Full IB continuum
Set in a 17th-century palace. Parent-run and not-for-profit.
21′min
Instituto Español Giner de los Ríos
Cruz Quebrada (Oeiras) · Spanish education system
A Spanish state school from infants to Bachillerato — the oldest in Spain’s overseas network (1932).
24′min
Lycée Français Charles Lepierre
Lisbon · French system (AEFE)
Part of France’s official AEFE network, from maternelle to terminale. About 2,000 students.
26′min
Deutsche Schule Lissabon
Lisbon · school bus stops in Beloura · German system · International Abitur
Founded in 1848. Its school bus line 3B picks pupils up in Beloura.
Driving times without traffic from Beloura (OSRM). Data from each school’s official website, September 2026.
And afterwards: Nova SBE, one of Europe’s top business schools, 18 minutes away in Carcavelos; Iscte-Sintra in 8 and Católica’s Faculty of Medicine in 14.
Sport and nature
Golf at sunrise, a gallop at sunset.
Here, sport is not scheduled: you step outside and play.
Golf
Pestana Beloura Golf
18 holes, par 72, designed by Rocky Roquemore in 1994 among more than 40,000 trees and lakes, with the Sintra hills as a backdrop. Academy, driving range and putting green.
Riding
Beloura Equestrian Centre
Covered arena, a 120 × 60 m outdoor arena and some 130 horses. Lessons, ponies from age 2, holiday camps and competition teams.
Tennis & padel
Beloura Tennis Academy
Clay, hard and indoor courts plus padel. Coaching for all ages and international ITF tournaments since 2017.
Wellbeing
Holmes Place
Gym, indoor pool, spa, group classes and kids’ club, inside Beloura Office Park.
Nature
The Sintra trails
The Sintra-Cascais Natural Park — around 145 km² of forest, hills and coast — begins just minutes away. Hiking, trail running and mountain biking up to Cruz Alta, 528 metres high.
Everyday life
Daily life, no motorway needed.
Groceries, coffee, dinner out or the gym — none of it means leaving the area.
Supercor
El Corte Inglés supermarket inside Beloura II, open every day 8 am–9 pm.
Beloura IIAldi & Lidl
For the weekly shop: Aldi inside Beloura I and Lidl in Linhó.
Beloura I · LinhóCafés & pastry shops
Pastelaria Pierrot and O Cantinho do Linhó, for the morning bica and pastel de nata.
LinhóPizza & petiscos
Pizzaria La Famiglia, Camilo – Casa de Petiscos, Hamburgueria do Bairro and the Pato Brewing craft brewery.
LinhóDining by the green
Mourisco restaurant and Chafariz bar at the Pestana Sintra Golf hotel, overlooking the course.
Beloura IMichelin stars 5 minutes away
LAB by Sergi Arola and Midori at Penha Longa Resort, each holding one Michelin star.
Penha LongaCulture round the corner
The Albuquerque Foundation: 2,600 pieces of Chinese porcelain, contemporary art and Albú restaurant.
LinhóWork close to home
Beloura Office Park: eleven office buildings set in gardens, with underground parking.
Beloura IPharmacies
Farmácia da Beloura inside the community and another with a drive-through in Linhó.
Beloura I · LinhóThe Sintra hills
Living next to a World Heritage Eden.
In 1995 UNESCO inscribed the Cultural Landscape of Sintra as a World Heritage Site, calling it the first centre of European Romantic architecture. Fairy-tale palaces, castles in the mist and ancient forests — ten minutes from home.
Lo! Cintra’s glorious Eden intervenes…
Lord Byron · Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, 1812
The Atlantic
Postcard beaches twenty minutes away.
To the west, Sintra’s wild coast: cliffs, waves and villages perched above the sea. To the south, the calm bay of Cascais and Estoril. Many fly the Blue Flag in 2026.
The sea: between 15 and 18 °C all year.
16 min
Guincho
Golden sand, dunes and the Sintra hills behind. A paradise for surf, kite and windsurf.
22 min
Praia da Ursa
Wild and hidden beside Cabo da Roca, among towering sea stacks. Reached on foot down a steep path.
26 min
Adraga
Jurassic cliffs, caves and rock arches. The Sunday Times named it one of Europe’s 20 best beaches.
25 min
Praia Grande
Championship waves and, on the southern cliff, 66 dinosaur footprints more than 100 million years old.
25 min
Azenhas do Mar
A white village clinging to the cliff with a natural ocean pool below — the coast’s most famous postcard.
25 min
Praia das Maçãs
A family beach at the end of Sintra’s historic tram line, running here since 1904.
12 min
Tamariz · Estoril
Calm water, an ocean pool and the seafront promenade linking Estoril and Cascais.
Cascais & Estoril
The Portuguese Riviera, thirteen minutes away.
Cascais was the summer retreat of the Portuguese royal family and still keeps that elegant air: a cobbled old town, a 650-berth Blue Flag marina, Boca do Inferno and the seafront promenade to Estoril. There you’ll find the Casino, opened in 1931, the circuit that hosted Formula 1 from 1984 to 1996, and the Estoril Open tennis tournament.
- Train to LisbonFrom Estoril and Cascais the coastal line runs to Cais do Sodré, in the heart of Lisbon.
- Direct busesCarris Metropolitana lines 1620 and 1629 link Beloura with Cascais and Estoril in about 25 minutes.
- European Youth CapitalCascais held the title in 2018 — with culture, sport and leisure all year round.
Location
At the centre of all things good.
Between the hills and the sea, beside the A16 and a step from the EN9: Beloura connects in minutes with Sintra, Cascais, Estoril, Oeiras and Lisbon.
TownsBeachesNatureWorkLisbon
SintraHistoric centre · UNESCO
6 km
10min
Cascais Hospital24-hour A&E
6 km
8min
EstorilCasino · seafront promenade
8 km
12min
CascaisBay, marina and old town
11 km
13min
TagusparkTech park · Oeiras
14 km
15min
Guincho BeachSurf, kite and dunes
14 km
16min
CarcavelosSurf beach · Nova SBE
18 km
18min
Lagoas ParkOffices · Oeiras
13 km
18min
Cabo da RocaWesternmost point of mainland Europe
18 km
20min
Praia GrandeSurf and dinosaur footprints
18 km
25min
BelémJerónimos · Tagus
24 km
25min
LisbonMarquês de Pombal
31 km
30min
Lisbon AirportHumberto Delgado (LIS)
30 km
30min
Driving minutes: OSRM routing without traffic and our own rush-hour estimate. For guidance only.
Car
A16 exit 6 less than a kilometre away. A5 to Cascais and Lisbon; IC19 to Lisbon.
Train
Sintra and Portela de Sintra stations 8 minutes away (Rossio in 39 min). Estoril and Cascais in 11.
Bus
Ten Carris Metropolitana lines stop by Beloura: Cascais, Estoril, Portela de Sintra and Rio de Mouro.
Air
Lisbon Airport about 30 minutes away without traffic. Madrid, Paris or London in under 3 hours’ flight.
Map
Explore Beloura and around.
Hospital, schools, sport, shops, monuments and beaches. Tap a point for details.
Climate
An Atlantic climate, mild all year.
Gentle winters, summers cooled by the Atlantic breeze and the shade of the hills, and more than 2,600 hours of sunshine a year.
25 °Caverage high in August
14 °Caverage high in January
2,607 hof sunshine a year
15–18 °Csea temperature, all year
High · Sintra
Low · Sintra
High · Lisbon
Sunshine hours · Sintra
IPMA climate normals: Sintra (Air Base No. 1, 1971–2000) and Lisbon (1991–2020). Sea temperature: Open-Meteo marine model, 2023–2025.
Living here
Homes with gardens, flats by the school.
Beloura I is mostly spacious villas (moradias) around the golf course; Beloura II has newer apartments and a very international feel. The association approves every project, so the whole keeps its harmony.
Villas
Detached homes with gardens on generous plots, between the golf course, the lakes and the tree-lined avenues of Beloura I.
For sale€550,000 – €4.5M
To rent: €7,000 – €14,000/month
See villas for sale
Apartments
2- to 4-bedroom flats in recent condominiums in Beloura II, a stroll from TASIS, Supercor and the riding centre.
For sale€275,000 – €1.2M
To rent: €1,500 – €3,500/month
See apartments for sale
Contemporary architecture
Architect-designed homes on private plots; on higher ground, with distant views of the Atlantic and the palaces in the hills.
Median new build (INE)€3,945/m²
Sintra parish area, Q1 2026
See plots for saleAsking prices on property portals (Imovirtual, 28 Sept 2026) and INE medians for the Sintra parish union: €3,465/m² versus €4,687/m² in Cascais (Q1 2026). Indicative only — not a valuation.
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History
From Alphaville to Sintra: thirty years in the making.
Beloura was not improvised. It is the result of three decades of landscaping, sport and community.
- 1988
Brazilian developer Renato de Albuquerque, creator of Alphaville (São Paulo), partners with Portugal’s Nuno Alves. Beloura I and II are born from that partnership.
- 1994
The 18-hole golf course designed by Rocky Roquemore opens, and the Owners’ Association is founded (25 November).
- 1995
UNESCO inscribes the Cultural Landscape of Sintra as a World Heritage Site, just minutes away.
- 1996
Pestana Group acquires the golf course — today’s Pestana Beloura Golf, beside the Pestana Sintra Golf hotel.
- 2017
Beloura Tennis Academy begins hosting international ITF tournaments.
- 2020
TASIS Portugal opens its campus on the former Beloura Shopping site — an international school inside the community.
- 2025
The Albuquerque Foundation opens, home to one of the world’s leading private collections of Chinese porcelain.
- 2026
Hospital Lusíadas Beloura opens: 9,500 m² of private healthcare inside Beloura I.