Nearest airport:
Lisbon at 42 Kilometres
Nearest motorway:
Mafra at 10 Kilometres
Nearest beach:
beach at 1.0 Kilometres
Car:
recommended
Ericeira is a fishing village 42 km (27 miles) northwest of Lisbon, 25 km (16 miles) from Sintra & 10 km (6 miles) from Mafra. It has the Atlantic Ocean as an eternal companion. Out of this relationship, the sun has given the best of its light. The hospitality of its people, the harmony of the 'old village' with its narrow cobblestone streets, characteristic housing, singular monuments, the sea, the fishing, the cuisine, the bold Atlantic views & the multiplicity of cultural programming interlace here in a grand way to welcome its visitors. Most noted are the beaches of thick creamy sand washed by rich iodized kelp & sheltered from a cool breeze with high natural rock formations. A perfect place to relax or to go sport fishing, hang gliding, surfing or to contemplate an ocean sunset. Ericeira is already known for surfing world wide by professionals or for simple lovers of the sport. Ericeira is surrounded by a landscape of deep valleys & rising hills from the sea.