Portugal Country Guide - Silver Coast

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The Silver Coast, where we have villas and apartments for sale, is a region with many colours: the green of the vineyards, the blue of the sea and the golden sands of the beaches. It’s a territory full of intense luminosity where the sea coast and the countryside make a special double par to offer a pleasant climate all year around.

People

The people of the Western Region carry with them some traces blended by the ancestral inheritance of northern, predominantly Celtic peoples, Phoenicians from the South and above all Romans and Arabs.

The blend of these ancient cultures has resulted in a tradition of openness to other nationalities, and in the hospitality in which the Western region takes great pride.

Coastline

The region is privileged in several aspects, one of those is the wonderful seaside, where the combination of sandbeaches, cliffs and villages form a coastline with a wide variety of panoramic views and places to explore and enjoy.

Starting with Praia Norte just above Nazare, we go down to the rocky cliffs of Sitio with it´s amazing views over Nazare town and beach. Nazare with is own beach is popular in the summer and caractaristic because of the fishermen drying their freshly caught fish in specially made frames.

From there we go down to Praia de Salgado, known for it´s roughness and extreme beauty.

Arriving in Sao Martinho the seaside loses some of it´s roughness. The natural bay of Sao Martinho offers excelent family conditions, a calm beach with calm waters.

From Sao Martinho to Foz do Arelho, using the atlantic road you´ll see an extraordinary landscape in both directions. In Foz Do Arelho the Obidos lagoon starts . This Lagoon is one of the most beautiful attractions of the west coast in Portugal and has an intrecate habitate, but it is mostly the seashell fish that give the importance to the fauna in this area. By the end of the Middle Age, the Lagoon had an extension reaching the Óbidos village, but the evolution of the coastline, at a constant mutation, has substantially limited its perimeter. Still, the Lagoon has an appreciatable extension and is an exceptional place for various water sport activities, such as: rowing, sailing, kite and windsurfing.

Near the Lagoon, the Foz do Arelho beach is a place where nature offers exceptional therapeutic qualities and an extensive strand. For lovers of surf this is on of the most attractive beaches. In the small quay, you can buy all the various shell animals that the Lagoon has to offer. Nice cafes and restaurants line the beach and visiters can appreciate different fish dishes like fritted eels, cockles and the famous “Lagoon stew”.

In the South side, the beaches of Lapinha and Rio Cortiço in Bom Sucesso are equally exceptional places to spend the summer. The skill of men allied with nature allow the creation of a modern resort, with a spectacular golf course with 18 holes, that is one of the best of the whole country with a sea view.

Going down further south we reach Baleal and Peniche . On the North side, the Lagide beach is the perfect place for the practice of surf and body board all year around. On the south side Baleal beach has an extensive beach with calm waters, a surfschool, tennis courts, pools, discotec and a hippic-centre.

In Peniche you can observe more than two kilometres of soft white sand with an area of small dunes. These beaches are pleasant for walking, swimming, sunbathing or just viewing the sea.

The road to the Carvoeiro Cape, is an unforgettable site seeing with rare scenery and rock formations, designed by the sea and the action of time.

Peniche, land of fishermen, has a magnificent sea gastronomy.There is excellent fresh fish, fish stew and the famous “sweated” lobster.

This coastal town has a fortress with a museum and the workshops of bobbin laces. The new recreation port is the base of sport nautical enterprises, which on the Berlengas Islands have a fish and diving sanctuary.

The Berlenga Islands have an incredible natural scenery with calm and crystalline waters and because of that the diving is one of the most elected sports activities. On the island you can also visit the XVII century Fortress of S. João Baptista, a jewel of the military Portuguese architecture. The Berlengas archipelago, Natural Reserve, is served by several enterprises that make the connection between the islands and Peniche.

A vast sandbeach of two kilometres extends between Peniche and Consolação, known by the name of Supertubos, this is a spectacular place for surf and body board practice.

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