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Monte de São Bartolomeu

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Nazaré
2450, Nazaré

Nazaré

The spontaneous vegetation, manifested in an extensive pine forest, is one of the attractions of this protected site. However, the interest in the place does not end there. At its summit, the chapel of São Bartolomeu, or São Brás, is a place of pilgrimage. Moreover, the legend of the image of Our Lady of Nazaré, intimately linked to the site, is well known in these parts. From an archaeological point of view, the prehistoric hill fort located here is a particularly interesting element to be discovered amidst the landscape.

Ermida de Nossa Senhora dos Anjos

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Rua Combatentes do Ultramar
2450, Fanhais

Nazaré

This 16th-century chapel was built on the site where, according to tradition, Friar Rodrigo and Friar Romano arrived in the 12th century, bringing the image of Our Lady of Nazaré from Mérida. Notable features of this rural chapel include the altarpiece of the main altar, two panels with 16th-century paintings, and remnants of 17th-century tiles.

Praia do Norte - Nazaré

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Praia do Norte
2450, Nazaré

Nazaré

A very long beach, surrounded by pine forests and dunes. Hidden in the cliffs are the caves of the Orca Oven Cave, an ecological and preserved area. When visiting the beach, the presence of the Agueira Dune is surprising, as it is one of the highest dunes in all of Europe. It has a water park.

Marina da Nazaré

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Marina da Nazaré
2450, Nazaré

Nazaré

Marina located next to the fishing port, in very poor condition and with little infrastructure. It has space and it's easy to obtain a mooring buoy.

Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré

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Largo Nossa Senhora da Nazaré
2450-065, Nazaré

Nazaré

In 1377, King Fernando ordered the construction of the first church to house the sacred image and accommodate the large number of pilgrims visiting Our Lady of Nazaré. It was later expanded and improved during the reigns of King João I, King João II, and King Manuel. The building is dominated by two tall bell towers with spires in the Baroque style, preceded by a wide arcaded gallery, commissioned by King Manuel to house the pilgrims. The entire building bears witness to the major renovation of the late 17th century (1680-1691). The interior has a single nave, covered with 17th-century …

Praia da Nazaré

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Avenida Manuel Remígio, 87
2450-106, Nazaré

Nazaré

Nazaré beach, located in a beautiful bay, is very popular with tourists and surrounded by lush cliffs, where a panoramic elevator operates. Every Saturday, from May to June, there are demonstrations of the Xávega art, a type of dragnet fishing on the verge of extinction, characterized by casting a net approximately 500 meters from the coast, which is then pulled ashore by oxen. Also typical are the so-called "paneiros" (pans) placed on the sand, where the fish is dried. The main avenue becomes a tourist attraction not only for the beach but also for its commercial and food areas.

Miradouro do Suberco

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Largo Nossa Senhora da Nazaré
2450, Nazaré

Nazaré

The most well-known viewpoint in Nazaré is located in Sítio, at a place called Promontório. This rock formation rises abruptly from Nazaré beach and is the plateau where Sítio da Nazaré is located, reaching a maximum height of 110 meters.

Canhão da Nazaré

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Nazaré
2450-065, Nazaré

Nazaré

The submarine valley known as the Nazaré Canyon is the largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. Cutting across the continental shelf in a roughly east-west direction, it extends for more than 170 km in length and reaches a depth of over 5,000 meters in the abyssal plain where this canyon flows into the sea. This spectacular geomorphological feature of tectonic origin, related to the Nazaré-Pombal fault, begins to take shape about 500 meters from the coast. This submarine gorge causes significant alterations to coastal sediment transport, as this valley is a veritable sink for sediments …

Museu de Arte Sacra Reitor Luís Nési

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Largo Nossa Senhora da Nazaré - Sítio da Nazaré
2450-065, Sítio

Nazaré

The museum, inaugurated in 1996 in the right wing of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Nazaré, in the former Dispatch House, exhibits liturgical objects, silverware, statuettes, historical documents, and vestments, mostly from offerings made by devotees to Our Lady of Nazaré.

Casa Museu do Pescador

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Rua Adrião Batalha
2450-230, Nazaré

Nazaré

This house-museum, dedicated to the fishermen of Nazaré, was inaugurated on December 11, 1999, and is the result of a private initiative by a Nazaré native who loved the traditions of his land. It represents the exterior and interior of a typical fisherman's family home, linked to the sale of fish in the 1930s and 1950s. Inside, one can see household utensils and furniture representative of the art of fishing, as well as some miniatures of Nazaré boats from that period.

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