A dos Cunhados

The Santa Cruz beach is situated in two of the twenty parishes that compose of the council of Torres Vedras: Parish of Silveira and A-dos-Cunhados.

The Foundation of A-dos Cunhados dates back to the 15th of December 1581 and the rise of the village happened on the 21st June 1995. Occupying a vast area of about 45km2, situated between green rural pastures, with various farms and small holdings spread throughout as well as the green-blue haze of the sea. Its territory sits between the Atlantic Ocean and various parishes: Silveira and S. Pedro and Santiago to the south, Ramalhal and Campelos to the east and Maceira to the north. The Parish headquarters are twelve kilometres from the town of Torres Vedras, and ten kilometres from the Santa Cruz beach. More info in www.praiadesantacruz.com