A family walk

Sunday morning we woke up to a sunny day. It was time for a family walk from Malveira da Serra to Biscaia.
My wife, my children, who are tewlve and ten and I took two cars, left one at the finish, near the county border between Sintra and Cascais on the N 247 main road near a farm. Then we drove down to Malveira da Serra and left the other car near the church.
We walked in the direction of Sintra along the main road and turned left signed with the official markings PR3 to Biscaia.
The walk took us through the small village of Almoinhas Velhas where a large dog nearly jumped over a gate giving all of us a huge fright. Every home we passed seem to have a barking dog.
We followed the official yellow and red rectangle markings, eventually meeting a single track to go through trees and an array of wild flowers including foxgloves and hottentot figs.
The walk took us through the natural park along the coastline with great views of the Atlantic Ocean , Guincho beach and the fort.
We saw plenty of lizards, flying ducks and fortunately a very flat dead snake on the track. We also passed an old small quarry with very large granite stones, we though they must have used a cart and horses to transport them back up the hill.
We finished the walk in approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes taking our time.
There was enough time left in the morning for a second breakfast down in Colares.
Suggestion: If you do not have the advantage of having two cars you can leave your car in Malveira da Serra, follow the walk all the way to the village of Azoia. (You can walk further along the coast to various beaches - coastal walk GR11, or see the guidebook Lookgofind discover Sintra for more walks).
You can either carry on walking to Cabo da Roca or take lunch at the Bar Moinho Dom Quixote, a restored and extended windmill with a tropical style interior and beautiful landscaped gardens, Sit back, relax, try the Caipirinha and enjoy the view.
Then take the bus (403) back down to Malveira da Serra and your car.