Nazaré Private Transfer to Lisbon
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Skip the long lines for taxis and the hassle of navigating public transportation when you depart to Lisbon Airport, Port or Train Station Gare Oriente. Book this private transfer and travel in comfort and safety from your Nazaré hotel with a professional driver.Enjoy a hassle-free private transfer from your Nazaré hotel, and experience a personal meet and greet. Sit back and relax in comfort in an air-conditioned vehicle and get useful tips. 
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In 1182 Dom Fuas Roupinho, a local dignitary, hunting deer in the area, almost fell to his death when the animal he was giving chase to plunged over the cliffs. Knowing that there was a sacred grotto nearby, the horseman implored the help of Our Lady and it is said that his horse suddenly stopped, saving both horse and rider from following the deer to certain death in the waters below.
Today the small Ermida da Memoria (Memorial Chapel), believed to date from 14th century still stands above the cave-like grotto, where a statue of a Black Madonna, believed to have...
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The Hermitage of Our Lady of Nazareth (Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré) stands in an imposing hilltop position in Sitio, overlooking the town of Nazare in Western Portugal. The original Ermida da Memoria (Memorial Chapel) close by was built in the 14th century but was too small to accommodate the many pilgrims who were drawn to the site, so the much larger Ermida da Nossa Senhora da Nazare was built in 17th century.
According to local legend, in September 1182 Dom Fuas...
Nazare
Many years ago the little fishing town of Nazaré started to grow as a popular holiday resort. Whilst not known to many outside of Portugal the resort has grown some might say to its own detriment. In the summer the main beach in front of the town can be absolutely heaving. However, over recent years it is not the town beach that has become internationally famous but the long stretch of virtually empty coast to the north of the towering headland of Sitio.
Praia do Norte is a 1.5 Km...
View out over the fishing / holiday village of Nazare, with its magnificent sandy beach. The beach here is popular with both tourists and surfers. It is Portugal's best known big wave spot with waves of up to 30 metres (100 feet) having been surfed here.
The cliffs from which this photo was taken are around 100m (300ft) high. Fortunately there is a funicular train to take you up and down.
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Traditional fish drying racks operated by traditional fish-women in the town of Nazare
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Looking out over the beach at Nazaré from the high cliffs of Sitio on the northern end of the beach.
Popular with beach-goers in the summer the beach is also reknown for it's large powerful waves.
photo: Mauricio Abreu
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The traditional high prowed fishing boats of Nazaré. The design dates back to the Phoenicians and can also be found in Malta.
There is now a harbour in the town but you'll still see the boats pulled up on the beach as they have been for 100's of years
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A traditional fishing boat in Nazare pulled up on to the beach and out of harms way.
The hish prow give it a similar styling to those used by the Phoenicians and Maltese
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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.