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   Peniche

   Peniche and the sea are inseparable. It is one of the largest traditional fishing ports in Portugal and a major Atlantic hub for maritime-tourist activities.Before heading to the beach, your visit to Peniche must include a walk through the historic (...)

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   Protected Areas

   Reserva Natural das Berlengas

   At a distance of around 10 km from Peniche, the Berlengas Archipelago is a natural haven maintained in a virtually unspoilt state. Constituted by three groups of small islands - Estelas, Farilhões and Berlenga - the zone maintains extensive (...)

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   Beaches

   Praia da Consolação

   Consolação Beach is divided into two contrasting areas. To the south, a rocky zone, which is highly rich in iodine and perfectly placed to catch the sun, offering excellent therapeutic conditions and attracting many people seeking respite from any (...)

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   Beaches

   Praia do Baleal

   Baleal covers a broad sweep of sand bathed by calm waters, creating good conditions for both learning and engaging in windsurfing.In order to ensure the highest possible standards for summer visitors, there are also tennis courts, swimming pools, a (...)

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   Towns and Villages

   Peniche

   In Peniche, the fortress that D. João IV ordered to be built in the seventeenth century was, like the forts on Consolação beach and the S. João Baptista fort on the Berlenga Islands, an important military complex for protection against invasions (...)

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   Theme Parks

   Parque de Diversões Aquáticas Sportágua

   
   
   Telephone: +351 262 789 059
   Fax: +351 262 789 125
   Website: http://www.sportagua.com/
   

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   Monuments

   Forte de São João Baptista - Berlengas

   This fort on the island of Berlenga was built in 1651 on the orders of Dom João IV, and completed in 1656.Built to prevent this island being occupied by North-African pirates or enemy powers, the fort's most famous episode occurred in June 1666. It (...)

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   Beaches

   Praia de Medão - Supertubos

   Considered both nationally and internationally to be up among the very best for surfing and bodyboarding, Medão Beach gained its reputation for its perfectly shaped tubular waves, thus becoming known as "Super-tubos" (Super-tubes). The crests of (...)

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   Beaches

   Praia da Gamboa

   Located by the small Peniche lighthouse and very close to the city, Gamboa Beach is surrounded by a cordon of dunes covered in vegetation that protect it and make it cosier. The long stretch of sand is ideal for walking and extends seamlessly to (...)

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    Tourist Offices

    Posto de Turismo - Peniche

    
    
    Telephone: +351 262 789 571
    Fax: +351 262 789 571
    E-mail: turismo@cm-peniche.pt ; geral@turismodocentro.pt
    Website: http://www.turismodocentro.pt
    

    http://www.visitcentrodeportugal.com.pt
    

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