Cacilhas is a former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the municipality of

Almada Almada () is a city and a municipality in Portugal, located on the southern margin of the Tagus River, on the opposite side of the river from Lisbon. The two cities are connected by the 25 de Abril Bridge. The population in 2011 was 174,030, in a ...

Lisbon metropolitan area The Lisbon Metropolitan Area ( pt, Área Metropolitana de Lisboa; abbreviated as AML) is a metropolitan area in Portugal centered on Lisbon, the capital and largest city of the country. The metropolitan area, covering 18 municipalities is the l ...

, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas. The population in 2011 was 6,017, in an area of 1.09 km². Cacilhas is situated on the south bank of the river

Tagus The Tagus ( ; es, Tajo ; pt, Tejo ; see #Name, below) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. The river rises in the Montes Universales near Teruel, in mid-eastern Spain, flows , generally west with two main south-westward sections ...

facing the city of

Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...

History

Transport

Ferry

Cacilhas is connected by a regular ferry service to the

Cais do Sodré railway station The Cais do Sodré Railway Station () is an intermodal railway station in the civil parish of Misericórdia, in the municipality of Lisbon, serving as the terminus of the suburban route to the resort town Cascais. History In 1925, the comp ...

on the opposite bank of the river Tagus.

Transtejo & Soflusa Transtejo & Soflusa () is a public ferry company operating between Lisbon, on the right (north) bank of the Tagus River, to the left (south) bank of the river at Trafaria, Porto Brandão, Cacilhas (Almada), Seixal, Barreiro and Montijo. Rou ...

is the operator.

Lightrail

A terminus for the light rail of the

Metro Transportes do Sul The Metro Transportes Sul do Tejo (MTS, ''South Tagus Rapid Transit System'') is a light rail system that provides the Almada and Seixal municipalities, Portugal with mass-transit services. The MTS connects to Fertagus commuter rail trains to L ...

is located at Cacilhas. The light rail lines from Cacilhas connect with the Lisbon railway network.

Bus

Bus services depart Cacilhas for the Cristo Rei statue, the beach resort of Costa De Caparica and other destinations.

Industry

Shipbuilding

In September 1961 Lisnave - Estaleiros Navais de Lisboa expanded on the South bank of the Tagus where a new yard - Margueira, was built with facilities to accommodate the largest vessels being built. In mid 1997 a restructuring plan was implemented, resulting in the closure of operations at Cacilhas in 2000. All activities are now concentrated in Mitrena, Setubal.Lisnave Website http://www.lisnave.pt/company.htm

Maritime Heritage

Dom Fernando II e Glória a wooden-hulled, 50 gun frigate of the

Portuguese Navy The Portuguese Navy ( pt, Marinha Portuguesa, also known as ''Marinha de Guerra Portuguesa'' or as ''Armada Portuguesa'') is the naval branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces which, in cooperation and integrated with the other branches of the Port ...

is on display in a dry dock beside the transport interchange. In 1990 the Portuguese Navy decided to restore the ship to her appearance in the 1850s. She has been on display at Cacilhas since 2008. A submarine is also on display in the adjoining dry dock.

References

Former parishes of Almada {{Setúbal-geo-stub