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Ericeira itself is a charming little town with whitewashed houses, accented with painted frames, lining narrow streets. Ericeira is also ideally located halfway between Peniche to the north and Lisbon to the south, both less than a one hour drive. Avisit to the Portuguese capital is a must. Other primer sightseeing in the area include the Mafra Palace and Sintra. Modelled after the famous El Escorial in Madrid, Mafra Palace is an architectural work of extraordinary grandeur and majesty built in the 18th Century by King Joao V. Portugal's largest building, the project was so big that a small town was built just to house the workers! The palace houses over 800 rooms rooms looking out onto the gardens through some 4,500 doorways and windows.

Incredible beaches to enjoy the 30 degree sunshine most popular being Foz do Lizandro, Sao julio and Riberia d'ilhas (dont forget to enjoy the beach bars!!!).

Days can be spent getting lost among the narrow cobblestone streets, or chilling out in the town cafes and bars while chatting with the friendly locals.

Spend a few hours enjoying the delicious seafood; lazying in the sunshine of the outdoor restaurants and cafes, serving local fish caught that day, and everything from pizza's, steaks and pasta.

Many surf and fashion shops (Billabong, Quiksilver store etc.) but watch out for the over supply of homeware stores - you don't need any of this stuff!

Calada Beach

This beautiful beach, located between steep cliffs, can be found on the coast road, just north of São Lourenço. If you are adventurous, you could climb 500 meters between rocks and cliffs, heading North, until you reach a small secluded beach.
Location: 10 km North from the village's centre
Parking: Car park with approx. 250 parking spaces
Public Transport: "Mafrense" bus stop
Amenities: Snack Bar - Sunshades rental
Lifeguard surveillance during the bathing season

São Lourenço Beach

São Lourenço is a spacious beach located between Ribamar and S. Lourenço. From Ribamar the main access leads to a car park directly at the beach, from São Lourenço a footpath winds downwards onto the beach.
Location: 7 km North from the village's centre
Parking: Car park with approx. 150 spaces
Public Transport: "Barraqueiro" bus stop in Ribamar and São Lourenço
Amenities: Bar "Canal 3" & Bar "Parque - bar" - Sunshades rental
Lifeguard surveillance during bathing season

Orelheira Beach

This small beach is south of Ribeira d'Ilhas beach. The difficult access to this beach, a small track between cliffs, turns it into a kind of private beach. Dangerous at high-tide with big waves.
Location: 3,5 km from the village's centre
Parking: Car park at Ribeira D' Ilhas beach
Public Transport: "Turispraia" bus stop at Ribeira D 'Ilhas beach
No lifeguard surveillance

Ribeira d'Ilhas Beach

Ribeira d'Ilhas beach, located between Ericeira and Ribamar, is internationally- renowned as one of the best surfing spots in Europe. It has been host to the ASP (WQS) surf world championships since 1985.
Location: 3,5 km North from the village's centre
Parking: Car park with approx. 150 parking spaces
Public Transport: "Turispraia" bus stop
Amenities: Bar "Ribeira Surf Bar"
Lifeguard surveillance during bathing season

São Sebastião Beach

São Sebastião beach, located at the north end of the village, is named after the chapel of São Sebastião, which overlooks the beach. It is a small, but quite popular beach.
Location: 0,8 km North from the village's centre
Parking: Car Park at Largo de S. Sebastião and Largo da Feira (approx. 1000 parking spaces)
Public Transport: "Turispraia" bus stop at Largo de São Sebastião
Amenities: Bar - Sunshades rental
Lifeguard surveillance during the bathing season - Sunshades rental

Algodio Beach

The North beach, also called Algodio beach, is located in the north of the village. This beach and the Fishermen beach are probably the ones which have been popular for the longest time, since they are located within the old center of the village.
Location: 0,5 km North from the village's centre
Parking: Car park at Largo de São Sebastião and Largo da Feira (more than 1000 spaces)
Public Transport: "Turispraia" bus stop at Largo de São Sebastião
Amenities: Snack Bars "Mosca" & "Moita" - Sunshades rental
Lifeguard surveillance during bathing season

Fishermen Beach

The Fishermen beach ("Praia dos Pescadores"), next to the small harbor of Ericeira is surrounded by an approx. 40 meter high wall, called the "Muro das Ribas". This beach is classified as a harbor zone and no-swimming area, a restriction mostly not respected.
Location: Centre of the village
Parking: Some parking spaces at Largo das Ribas and along the road towards the beach
Public Transport: "Turispraia" bus stop at Largo das Ribas
Amenities: Boat ramp, slipping crane
No lifeguard surveillance

Whale Beach

This popular beach is located at the south end of the village. Its name results from the fact, that in 1872 an enormous whale was stranded here.
Location: 0,5 km South from the village's centre
Parking: Car park at Praça dos Navegantes with 150 spaces -- Car park at Calçada Sul (30 spaces)
Public Transport: "Turispraia" bus stop at Praça dos Navegantes
Amenities: Snack bar "Baleota", restaurant "Miradouro da Baleia", Bars "Virtual" & "Superbar", Disco "Virtual" - Sunshades rental
Lifeguard surveillance during bathing season

Lizandro Beach

Lizandro beach is located south of Ericeira, where the river, struggles its way through the sandy area. It is an ideal place for a trip on one of the small boasts available for hiring.
Location: 2 km South from the village's centre
Parking: Car park at the beach
Public Transport: "Turispraia" bus stop at beach
Amenities: Bars "Mar Bar" & "Limipicos"; Restaurant "A Bela Sombra"
Sunshades and Boat rental
Lifeguard surveillance during bathing season

São Julião Beach

São Julião is the largest beach in the Ericeira area. The southern part of the beach belongs already to the Sintra district.
Location: 8,5 km South from the village's centre
Parking: Car Park with approx. 50 parking spaces, further parking spaces along the road leading to the beach
Public Transport: None
Amenities: Bar "Gota d'Alcohol"
Sunshades rental
Lifeguard surveillance during bathing season

Top Beaches in Portugal

Vila Nova De Milfontes beach

Vila Nova De Milfontes lies on the estuary of the River Mira, whose sandy banks gradually expand and merge into the coastline. This is generally the most crowded and popular resort in the Alentejo, with lines of villas and hotels radiating from the centre of the old village. It's still a pretty place, though, with a handsome little castle and an ancient port, reputed to have harboured Hannibal and his Carthaginians during a storm.

Zambujeira Do Mar Beach

Zambujeira Do Mar, south of Odemira and 7km west of the main road, a large cliff provides a dramatic backdrop to the beach, more than compensating for the winds. Lastly, the resort of Porto Covo , although overdeveloped, has plentiful accommodation and beautiful, almost untouched beaches to the south.

Alentejo Coast Beach

Access is straightforward, with local bus services and the twice-daily Zambujeira Express from Lisbon, which takes you within easy range of the whole coastline and stops at the beaches of Vila Nova de Milfontes and Zambujeira do Mar.

Odemira Beach

Odemira is the main inland base. A quiet, unspoiled country town, it has an erratic bus service (8 daily) to the beach at Vila Nova de Milfontes and to Zambujeira do Mar (2 daily). Unless you're camping, you're unlikely to find anywhere to spend the night in these resorts from June to August, so it's not a bad idea to stay in Odemira and take day-trips to the seaside.

Costa da Caparica Beach

Costa da Caparica from the capital, and it's here that most locals come if they want to swim or laze around on the sand.

Faro Beach

Faro, a sleepy provincial town twenty years ago, now has all the facilities of a modern European town, with an attractive shopping area, some decent restaurants and a "real" Portuguese feel in contrast to many nearby resorts.

Lagos Beach

Once a quiet little town, Lagos is now a thriving fishing port and market centre as well as being one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Algarve.

Cove Beach

To the east of Lagos is a splendid sweep of sand - Meia Prais - where there's space even at the height of summer, while the promontory south is fringed by extravagantly eroded cliff faces that shelter a series of tiny cove beaches.

Olhao Beach

Olhao, 8km east of Faro, is the largest fishing port on the Algarve and an excellent base for visiting the sandbank islands ( ilhas ). Train and bus stations are near each other off the Avenida da Republica northeast of town.

Ilha of Culatra Beach

Boats to the more distant Ilha of Culatra are less frequent (4-7 daily; 35-45min.) and call first at unattractive Culatra town, then at Farol, an untidy village of holiday homes edged by beautiful beaches on the ocean side. Note that ferry services are drastically reduced outside July and August.

Tavira Beach

Tavira has some of the best areas for scuba diving in Portugal, check out the diving school at Pedras Del Rei.

Portugal Beaches

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3.	Costa Azul Beach
4.	Costa de Prata Beach
5.	Costa Verde Beach
6.	Estoril Coast Beach
7.	Madeira Beach
8.	Tavira Beach
9.	Faro Beach
10.	Albufeira Beach
11.	Portimao Beach
12.	Lagos Beach
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14.	Ericeira Beach

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