Worth seeing
Worth seeing
Worth seeing
Hiking
In the surroundings you can enjoy the varied countryside on foot.
Some tips:
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In Salir do Porto you can follow the signs "Miradouro" and then make beautiful walks on the cliffs. In the dunes of Sao Martinho/Salir do Porto, you can walk on a wooden hiking trail.
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The wooden walkways in Foz do Arelho offer spectacular panoramic views over the lagoon of Obidos.
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Around the lagoon of Obidos, you can also make beautiful walks or cycling.
The Bay of Sao Martinho do Porto is one of the most popular beaches of the region. These beaches are also popular with families with young children thanks to the warmer sea water and their natural protection against the waves of the Atlantic Ocean.
Surf & body boarding
The beaches of Sao Martinho do Porto and Figueira da Foz, Nazaré, Peniche are known for surfing and body boarding.
Nazaré is especially known to the world's best surfers such as Garret McNamara who surfed a wave of 30 metres in November 2011 and was included in the Guinness world record book. This world record was broken on 9 January 2015 with 3 meter broken by Benjamin Sanchis, also in Nazaré, who overcame a 33 metres high wave.
Peniche is winter and summer visited by surfers, body boarders and paddle boarders.
Sao Martinho do Porto (3,5km)
Although the number of fishermen is decreasing, they still catch fish and shellfish on a daily basis, which is often sold directly to the restaurants at the bay.
It is very nice to walk along the bay. Starting at the port you can walk either on the street or on the beach. From restaurant O Farol there is a boardwalk that takes you through the dunes, and gives you a good view on the variety of flora in the dunes. The boardwalk takes you across the river into Salir do Porto.
Foz do Arelho (10km)
Foz do Arelho has a vast and beautiful beach along the lagoon of Obidos. The lagoon is ideal for windsurfing, sailing, kite surfing, kayak, ... .
The beach has a series of lively bars and restaurants with an excellent price-quality ratio.
Obidos (20km)
West of Caldas da Rainha, is the town of Óbidos. Óbidos is a fortified town located on top of a hill, and still encircled by high walls. Once the town was surrounded by sea, so it was of strategic importance, which explains the high location and high walls.
Dom Dinis gave the town of Óbidos to his wife Isabela as a wedding gift. Together they spent their honeymoon in Óbidos. For ages Óbidos was the wedding gift for every new Portuguese queen.
The whole of the town of Óbidos is declared as a monument. It has many streets, alleys, squares, white houses, shops, and restaurants. The walls are still completely intact, so you can walk all around the village.
Just before the entrance you can find the Tourism office, here you can get your own copy of the Óbidos map and lots of other information.
Various activities are organized every year in Óbidos. The Chocolate Festival, the Medieval Market, the Opera Festival and the Christmas Village are the toppers and attract very many visitors every year.
Nazaré (17km)
Originally Nazaré was a fishing village. Not so very long ago the fishermen used oxes to pull the boats out of the water, helped by men and women standing in the water. Now you can only see this on painted tiles (azulejos) for sale in the many souvenir shops.
The fishermen now use a modern harbour on the southside of the village. On the promenade you can still see the women of Nazaré in their remarkable traditional clothes, wearing and short skirts (in 7 layers) and colourful scarfs and socks. They dry the catch of they day on racks, they sell dried fruits, or rent out rooms to tourists.
Because of the extensive beach, Nazaré is one of the most popular seaside resorts in central Portugal, and especially during the summer months it's very lively. But be aware: the sea can be very rough. And that’s exactly why Nazaré hosts surfing championships every year. The American Garrett McNamara set a new worldrecord in November 2011 with riding a wave more than 27 metres high. In January 2013 he broke is own record by surfing a wave of a stunning 34 metres.
With the cable car (ascencor) you can go to the higher Sítio. From this impressive, 110-meter-high cliff you have a beautiful view of the town and the beach.
Alcobaça (20km)
In the 10th century a morish village was founded at the junction of the rivers Alcoa and Baça: Alcobaça. Alcobaça is a pleasant village, well known for the Monastery of Alcobaça (Real Abadia de Santa Maria de Alcobaça), one of the most magnificent gothic monuments in the country.
It all started when King Afons I promised to give some land to saint Bernard if he would succeed in conquering the city of Santarém from the Moors. He succeeded in 1147, and in 1178 the Cistercians started building the monastry, and finished it some 45 years later. Soon it became the most important cistercian monastry in Portugal. The complex is one of the first gothic constructions in Portugal. It is partly open to the public.
In the church lie the remains of Pedro I and Inês de Castro. Their love story is the most famous story in Portugal. Their tombs face each other, so that when they both rise on judgment day, the first thing they see will be each other.
In Alcobaça you can visit the museum of Raul da Bernarda: an exhibition of earthenware made by the company of Raul da Bernarda & Filhos.
Lissabon (100km)
Lisbon is a city where you will enjoy exploring all its neighborhoods and streets. It is a pleasant and safe, relatively small city, where there is much to see. The ideal destination for a city trip or as a starting point for a tour of the country. It is an ancient yet modern city that will undoubtedly surprise you.
There is a wide choice of topics or themes through which to explore the city: Roman, Manueline, Baroque, romantic, literary Lisbon or nightlife, the city of fado,...
You can visit the city in many different ways: on foot, by streetcar, on a segway, in a hop-on-hop-off bus, by Tuk Tuk or via a boat trip on the Tagus River. You can also cross that river with a "cacilheiro" and see the city from the other side.... there are endless possibilities.
Golf
Only within a 30-minute drive from Salir do Porto, there are several golf courses:
- 18 hole championship golf course of Praia d'El Rey, one of the best known of which golf courses in Europe.
- 18 hole golf course West Cliffs
- 18 hole golf course Royal Obidos
- 18 hole golf resort Bom Sucesso
For more information on other interesting places such as Porto, Peniche, the protected island off the coast Berlengas and the caves of Mira D'Aire, you can take a look at the site of ‘Visit Portugal‘ ' or ' on the site of ‘'Costa de Prata'!‘!
Hiking
In the surroundings you can enjoy the varied countryside on foot.
Some tips:
-
In Salir do Porto you can follow the signs "Miradouro" and then make beautiful walks on the cliffs. In the dunes of Sao Martinho/Salir do Porto, you can walk on a wooden hiking trail.
-
The wooden walkways in Foz do Arelho offer spectacular panoramic views over the lagoon of Obidos.
-
Around the lagoon of Obidos, you can also make beautiful walks or cycling.
The Bay of Sao Martinho do Porto is one of the most popular beaches of the region. These beaches are also popular with families with young children thanks to the warmer sea water and their natural protection against the waves of the Atlantic Ocean.
Surf & body boarding
The beaches of Sao Martinho do Porto and Figueira da Foz, Nazaré, Peniche are known for surfing and body boarding.
Nazaré is especially known to the world's best surfers such as Garret McNamara who surfed a wave of 30 metres in November 2011 and was included in the Guinness world record book. This world record was broken on 9 January 2015 with 3 meter broken by Benjamin Sanchis, also in Nazaré, who overcame a 33 metres high wave.
Peniche is winter and summer visited by surfers, body boarders and paddle boarders.
Sao Martinho do Porto (3,5km)
Although the number of fishermen is decreasing, they still catch fish and shellfish on a daily basis, which is often sold directly to the restaurants at the bay.
It is very nice to walk along the bay. Starting at the port you can walk either on the street or on the beach. From restaurant O Farol there is a boardwalk that takes you through the dunes, and gives you a good view on the variety of flora in the dunes. The boardwalk takes you across the river into Salir do Porto.
Foz do Arelho (10km)
Foz do Arelho has a vast and beautiful beach along the lagoon of Obidos. The lagoon is ideal for windsurfing, sailing, kite surfing, kayak, ... .
The beach has a series of lively bars and restaurants with an excellent price-quality ratio.
Obidos (20km)
West of Caldas da Rainha, is the town of Óbidos. Óbidos is a fortified town located on top of a hill, and still encircled by high walls. Once the town was surrounded by sea, so it was of strategic importance, which explains the high location and high walls.
Dom Dinis gave the town of Óbidos to his wife Isabela as a wedding gift. Together they spent their honeymoon in Óbidos. For ages Óbidos was the wedding gift for every new Portuguese queen.
The whole of the town of Óbidos is declared as a monument. It has many streets, alleys, squares, white houses, shops, and restaurants. The walls are still completely intact, so you can walk all around the village.
Just before the entrance you can find the Tourism office, here you can get your own copy of the Óbidos map and lots of other information.
Various activities are organized every year in Óbidos. The Chocolate Festival, the Medieval Market, the Opera Festival and the Christmas Village are the toppers and attract very many visitors every year.
Nazaré (17km)
Originally Nazaré was a fishing village. Not so very long ago the fishermen used oxes to pull the boats out of the water, helped by men and women standing in the water. Now you can only see this on painted tiles (azulejos) for sale in the many souvenir shops.
The fishermen now use a modern harbour on the southside of the village. On the promenade you can still see the women of Nazaré in their remarkable traditional clothes, wearing and short skirts (in 7 layers) and colourful scarfs and socks. They dry the catch of they day on racks, they sell dried fruits, or rent out rooms to tourists.
Because of the extensive beach, Nazaré is one of the most popular seaside resorts in central Portugal, and especially during the summer months it's very lively. But be aware: the sea can be very rough. And that’s exactly why Nazaré hosts surfing championships every year. The American Garrett McNamara set a new worldrecord in November 2011 with riding a wave more than 27 metres high. In January 2013 he broke is own record by surfing a wave of a stunning 34 metres.
With the cable car (ascencor) you can go to the higher Sítio. From this impressive, 110-meter-high cliff you have a beautiful view of the town and the beach.
Nazaré (17km)
In the 10th century a morish village was founded at the junction of the rivers Alcoa and Baça: Alcobaça. Alcobaça is a pleasant village, well known for the Monastery of Alcobaça (Real Abadia de Santa Maria de Alcobaça), one of the most magnificent gothic monuments in the country.
It all started when King Afons I promised to give some land to saint Bernard if he would succeed in conquering the city of Santarém from the Moors. He succeeded in 1147, and in 1178 the Cistercians started building the monastry, and finished it some 45 years later. Soon it became the most important cistercian monastry in Portugal. The complex is one of the first gothic constructions in Portugal. It is partly open to the public.
In the church lie the remains of Pedro I and Inês de Castro. Their love story is the most famous story in Portugal. Their tombs face each other, so that when they both rise on judgment day, the first thing they see will be each other.
In Alcobaça you can visit the museum of Raul da Bernarda: an exhibition of earthenware made by the company of Raul da Bernarda & Filhos.
Lissabon (100km)
Lisbon is a city where you will enjoy exploring all its neighborhoods and streets. It is a pleasant and safe, relatively small city, where there is much to see. The ideal destination for a city trip or as a starting point for a tour of the country. It is an ancient yet modern city that will undoubtedly surprise you.
There is a wide choice of topics or themes through which to explore the city: Roman, Manueline, Baroque, romantic, literary Lisbon or nightlife, the city of fado,...
You can visit the city in many different ways: on foot, by streetcar, on a segway, in a hop-on-hop-off bus, by Tuk Tuk or via a boat trip on the Tagus River. You can also cross that river with a "cacilheiro" and see the city from the other side.... there are endless possibilities.
Golf
Only within a 30-minute drive from Salir do Porto, there are several golf courses:
- 18 hole championship golf course of Praia d'El Rey, one of the best known of which golf courses in Europe.
- 18 hole golf course West Cliffs
- 18 hole golf course Royal Obidos
- 18 hole golf resort Bom Sucesso
For more information on other interesting places such as Porto, Peniche, the protected island off the coast Berlengas and the caves of Mira D'Aire, you can take a look at the site of ‘Visit Portugal‘ ' or ' on the site of ‘'Costa de Prata'!‘!