Roman villa of Outeiro de Polima

The administrative area of Cascais has been the centre of multiple testaments to active human occupation in various millennia, especially the Roman era, associated with the construction of industry and villas.

[2] But, the collection of archaeological artefacts (silex, weights and ceramics) point to the Paleolithic and Middle Age settlement, with studies by archaeologists Guilherme Cardoso and José d'Encarnação demonstrating several generations of agricultural stratification.

[2] Outeiro de Polima has been a site important archaeological interest, due to the existence of a villa, whose vestiges extend to Cabeço do Mouro.

[2] In addition, there are numerous fragments of construction materials, imbrex, tiles and amphorae, that confirms the existence of a local villa, reinforced by opus signinum pavement stratification.

[3] New archaeological campaigns were undertaken in 1973, under the direction of archaeologist Guilherme Cardoso, where they discovered a large quantity of artefacts and material.