NAZARÉ
NAZARÉ AND SURROUNDINGS
PLACES TO VISIT IN YOUR STAY AT SALT N´ SOUL
With its prime location, you will be just a short walk from the beach, local markets and charming restaurants with its irresistible gastronomy. Discover the entire region and culture. Visit the lovely beaches and take your family to experience wellness, body and mind, and romance. Nazaré has a vast variety of activities all over the year, you can not miss.
SÍTIO
The hill that you can see from here has a beautiful village on it. Go there by car, elevator or use the stairs! There is a beautiful church up there too, the Santuário Nossa Senhora da Nazaré.
PRAIA DO NORTE
Praia do Norte has become famous since Garrett McNamara surfed the world’s biggest wave. It is necessary to be careful, because it is not a guarded beach!
LIGHT HOUSE
Forte de São Miguel. From the lighthouse you can see all of Nazaré and the “Praia do Norte”: the famous beach where Garrett McNamara surfed the biggest wave in the world! There is also a museum inside the lighthouse, well worth a visit! Here you can learn about the history of the Grand Canyon, big waves and surfing.
MIRADOURO DO SUBERCO | VIEWPOINT
The most beautiful view of Nazaré.
MERCADO MUNICIPAL | OLD MARKET
You must visit this market! Here the tradition keeps. You can buy meat, fresh fish and sea food, fruit, vegetables, plants, seeds…
MARINE
You can go there and see the fishermen taking the fish from the boats and the whole fishing process.
PLACES TO VISIT AROUND NAZARÉ
01.
ALCOBAÇA . 15Km
The small town of Alcobaça has a very charming tourist center, with bijou bridges and mystical corners. However, it is the magnificent monastery of Alcobaça that stands out. Quite imposing, from the 12th century, it is one of UNESCO’s memorable world heritage sites.
02.
ÓBIDOS . 41Km
Surrounded by a classic crenellated wall, Óbidos gorgeous historic centre is a labyrinth of cobbles to ned streets and flower-bedecke, whitewashed houses livened up with dashes of vivid yellow and blue paint. It’s a delightful.
03.
PENICHE / BALEAL . 60Km
Popular for its long, fabulous town beach, nearby surf strands and also has a jumping-off point for the beautiful Berlengas Islands nature reserve, Peniche is spectacularly set on a headland surrounded by sea.
04.
FÁTIMA . 54Km
Whatever your beliefs, you can not miss being impressed by the vast reserves of faith that every year lead as many as six million people to the glade where, on 13 may 1917, the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to three awestruck peasant children. Where sheep once grazed, there are now two huge basilicas on opposite ends of a vast 1km-long esplanade. A very mystic place.