page_title: Portuguese Riviera
section_title: Notable residents
hierarchical_section_title: Portuguese Riviera / Notable residents
caption_attribution_description: Madonna at the premiere of I Am Because We Are at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
context_page_description: The Portuguese Riviera is the affluent coastal region to the west of Lisbon, Portugal, centered on the coastal cities of Cascais, Estoril, and Sintra. It is coterminous with the Estoril Coast and occasionally known as the Costa do Sol. The region is internationally known as a luxury destination for its history as a home of the wealthy, the famous, and European royalty.
  Both Cascais and Sintra consistently rank among the richest municipalities in Portugal.
  Cascais's history as a cosmopolitan center originates in the 1870s, when King Luís I of Portugal and the Portuguese royal family made the seaside town his summer residence, thus attracting members of Portugal's aristocracy, who established a summer community there. During World War II and the Post-War period, the area's royal affiliations intensified, as many heads of European royal houses and deposed monarchs, including King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, King Juan Carlos I of Spain, and King Umberto II of Italy made their home in Cascais and Estoril, finding refuge in Portugal's neutrality in the war or from tense political situations in their own countries.
caption: Madonna, world-known international pop star.
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