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The Berlengas archipelago is a group of small islands located 5.7 miles off the cost of Peniche and comprises Berlenga, Estelas and Farilhões islands. Berlenga is the only inhabited island. In 2011 UNESCO classified Berlengas as “World Biosphere Reserve”, which is indicative of the rich fauna and flora that can be found on the islands.
Visitors can walk the trails; take a boat tour of the caves; visit Fort St. John, the Baptist, the Duke of Bragança Lighthouse or the Visitor Centre. The island also features a campsite, beach area, a small supermarket and a restaurant.
In the summertime, the warmer weather and bigger influx of visitors results in great interaction moments, which are underscored by the beautiful scenery and clear water, resulting in an unforgettable experience.
There are several timetables available. In the morning or in the afternoon. Tickets can be purchased right at the port (7min walking distance).
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Berlenga Grande Island
The Berlengas archipelago is a group of small islands located 5.7 miles off the cost of Peniche and comprises Berlenga, Estelas and Farilhões islands. Berlenga is the only inhabited island. In 2011 UNESCO classified Berlengas as “World Biosphere Reserve”, which is indicative of the rich fauna and flora that can be found on the islands.
Visitors can walk the trails; take a boat tour of the caves; visit Fort St. John, the Baptist, the Duke of Bragança Lighthouse or the Visitor Centre. The island also features a campsite, beach area, a small supermarket and a restaurant.
In the summertime, the warmer weather and bigger influx of visitors results in great interaction moments, which are underscored by the beautiful scenery and clear water, resulting in an unforgettable experience.
There are several timetables available. In the morning or in the afternoon. Tickets can be purchased right at the port (7min walking distance).
Just 15 minutes from Óbidos and about one hour from Lisbon, in the Quinta dos Loridos estate, you find Europe’s largest Asian garden and the continent’s largest collection of Buddhist statues. They’re scattered around 35 hectares (86 acres) of land, and were ordered by Portuguese businessman Joe Berardo (who has a modern art museum in Lisbon) in 2001. Berardo was shocked by the destruction of monumental Buddhist statues in Afghanistan by the Taliban, and decided to create a garden of peace and meditation in Portugal. It wasn’t done for religious purposes, and is open to anyone.
Definitely worth a visit!
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Bacalhoa Buddha Eden
Just 15 minutes from Óbidos and about one hour from Lisbon, in the Quinta dos Loridos estate, you find Europe’s largest Asian garden and the continent’s largest collection of Buddhist statues. They’re scattered around 35 hectares (86 acres) of land, and were ordered by Portuguese businessman Joe Berardo (who has a modern art museum in Lisbon) in 2001. Berardo was shocked by the destruction of monumental Buddhist statues in Afghanistan by the Taliban, and decided to create a garden of peace and meditation in Portugal. It wasn’t done for religious purposes, and is open to anyone.
Definitely worth a visit!
The Mira de Aire Caves, in addition to the natural beauty that they impose in the rooms they present, are also the largest tourist caves in Portugal, with 600 meters of the 11 km that make them up to the public and currently receiving about 6 million visitors. , including 15% of national and foreign study visits, from various educational levels.
The dimensions, beauty and ecological importance of these caves, associated with a polje with periodic flooding, allowed them to be classified as a Property of Public Interest (1955) and Site RAMSAR (2005), and also as a place of indisputable interest for studies and investigations. speological events that take place regularly.
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Grutas de Mira de Aire
The Mira de Aire Caves, in addition to the natural beauty that they impose in the rooms they present, are also the largest tourist caves in Portugal, with 600 meters of the 11 km that make them up to the public and currently receiving about 6 million visitors. , including 15% of national and foreign study visits, from various educational levels.
The dimensions, beauty and ecological importance of these caves, associated with a polje with periodic flooding, allowed them to be classified as a Property of Public Interest (1955) and Site RAMSAR (2005), and also as a place of indisputable interest for studies and investigations. speological events that take place regularly.
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Possibly the most famous fishing town in Portugal, Nazaré is unique in many ways. It doesn’t contain the architectural treasures or grandiose monuments prevalent in other Portuguese towns, but it has an atmosphere of times gone by, contentment and traditions which continue to thrive, which make it a special place to visit.
Nazare has been a popular beach resort among the Portuguese for many years now and this is unsurprising given the town's fantastic stretch of golden sand. Over recent years though, it isn't just holidaying families who have been drawn to the coast around Nazare, but some of the world's best and bravest surfers. Long regarded as the home of big wave surfing in Portugal, Nazare has recently put itself firmly on the global map with the biggest waves ever ridden being surfed here. In January 2018 Hugo Vau rode a record-breaking 35 meter (100ft+) wave at Praia do Norte.
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Nazaré
20 R. do HorizontePossibly the most famous fishing town in Portugal, Nazaré is unique in many ways. It doesn’t contain the architectural treasures or grandiose monuments prevalent in other Portuguese towns, but it has an atmosphere of times gone by, contentment and traditions which continue to thrive, which make it a special place to visit.
Nazare has been a popular beach resort among the Portuguese for many years now and this is unsurprising given the town's fantastic stretch of golden sand. Over recent years though, it isn't just holidaying families who have been drawn to the coast around Nazare, but some of the world's best and bravest surfers. Long regarded as the home of big wave surfing in Portugal, Nazare has recently put itself firmly on the global map with the biggest waves ever ridden being surfed here. In January 2018 Hugo Vau rode a record-breaking 35 meter (100ft+) wave at Praia do Norte.
Perched on a hill rising out of an agricultural plain, Óbidos is one of Portugal’s picturesque gems. From its lofty centre one gazes upon expanses of vineyards speckled with whirling windmills and terracotta-roofed homesteads. Nearer, narrow cobbled streets, lined typically with whitewashed, bougainvillaea-draped houses, wind up to the walled interior; the name Óbidos stems from the Latin for citadel.
It is about 25km away from Peniche/20min by car.
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Óbidos Municipality
Perched on a hill rising out of an agricultural plain, Óbidos is one of Portugal’s picturesque gems. From its lofty centre one gazes upon expanses of vineyards speckled with whirling windmills and terracotta-roofed homesteads. Nearer, narrow cobbled streets, lined typically with whitewashed, bougainvillaea-draped houses, wind up to the walled interior; the name Óbidos stems from the Latin for citadel.
It is about 25km away from Peniche/20min by car.
With its rippling mountains, dewy forests thick with ferns and lichen, exotic gardens and glittering palaces, Sintra is like a page torn from a fairy tale. Its Unesco World Heritage–listed centre, Sintra-Vila, is dotted with pastel-hued manors folded into luxuriant hills that roll down to the blue Atlantic.
Celts worshipped their moon god here, the Moors built a precipitous castle, and 18th-century Portuguese royals swanned around its dreamy gardens. Even Lord Byron waxed lyrical about Sintra’s charms: ‘Lo! Cintra’s glorious Eden intervenes, in variegated maze of mount and glen’, which inspired his epic poem Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage.
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Sintra
With its rippling mountains, dewy forests thick with ferns and lichen, exotic gardens and glittering palaces, Sintra is like a page torn from a fairy tale. Its Unesco World Heritage–listed centre, Sintra-Vila, is dotted with pastel-hued manors folded into luxuriant hills that roll down to the blue Atlantic.
Celts worshipped their moon god here, the Moors built a precipitous castle, and 18th-century Portuguese royals swanned around its dreamy gardens. Even Lord Byron waxed lyrical about Sintra’s charms: ‘Lo! Cintra’s glorious Eden intervenes, in variegated maze of mount and glen’, which inspired his epic poem Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage.
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Baleal is a small island located 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) north of Peniche, in the western region of Portugal, separated from the mainland by a tombolo. At the extremity of the island one can find the inaccessible ilhota das Pombas and the ilhéu de Fora. Baleal has a past related to whaling. This small island was the site of the cutting and carving of whales on their migratory route to the northern seas.
Located in the region of Peniche, Baleal has become a major vacation spot with a potential for water sports almost unmatched in Europe. The coastal shape, namely the bay and northern strip of coast associated with Baleal create unique conditions in Europe for the practice of surfing and body boarding.
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Baleal
Baleal is a small island located 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) north of Peniche, in the western region of Portugal, separated from the mainland by a tombolo. At the extremity of the island one can find the inaccessible ilhota das Pombas and the ilhéu de Fora. Baleal has a past related to whaling. This small island was the site of the cutting and carving of whales on their migratory route to the northern seas.
Located in the region of Peniche, Baleal has become a major vacation spot with a potential for water sports almost unmatched in Europe. The coastal shape, namely the bay and northern strip of coast associated with Baleal create unique conditions in Europe for the practice of surfing and body boarding.