Lisbon, Portugal · Europe
Ericeira works well as a base: 5 minutes from Santo Isidoro, 18km from Sintra–Cascais Coast Road (N247).
Ericeira is in Lisbon, Portugal, with about 7,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Santo Isidoro, about 4 km away.
Ericeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [eɾiˈsɐjɾɐ]) is a civil parish and seaside community on the western coast of Portugal (in Mafra municipality, located 35km northwest of the center of Lisbon, about 45km by road) considered the surfing capital of Europe. It is also one of only two European spots among the WorldRead more
Surfing Reserves because of its exceptional coastline conditions. Ericeira's population in 2011 was estimated in 10,260, covering an area of 12 km2.
Ericeira was a popular summer retreat for many of Lisbon's families in the 1940s and 1950s. Today, it is a popular destination for local and visiting tourists, as well as surfers from around the world (owing to the forty beaches with good conditions in the area).
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Within an hour or so of Ericeira: Azenhas do Mar (14 km), Sintra–Cascais Coast Road (N247) (18 km), Quinta da Regaleira (19 km), Sintra (19 km).
The nearest famous roads are Sintra–Cascais Coast Road (N247), Cascais and Estrada Marginal (N6).
Ericeira is in Lisbon, Portugal, about 4 km from Santo Isidoro.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
photogenic
Whitewashed village spilling down a sheer Atlantic cliff near Sintra, with a tidal ocean pool at its foot: the classic view is from the small lookout on the northern approach road. At golden hour the whole cliff face lights up.
14 km · about 25 min drive
coastal drive
A wind-swept coastal drive past Cabo da Roca, wild beaches and the Sintra-Cascais natural park.
18 km · about 20 min drive
castle
A mystical estate in Sintra featuring an initiatic well descending nine spiraling levels underground, surrounded by enchanted gardens.
19 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
UNESCO-listed fairy-tale town in the hills west of Lisbon with fantastical palaces, Moorish castle ruins, and lush gardens.
19 km · about 20 min drive
castle
Ancient Moorish ramparts snaking along a forested ridge with commanding views over Sintra.
19 km · about 20 min drive
castle
A royal palace at the town's heart, unmistakable for its twin conical kitchen chimneys.
19 km · about 20 min drive
beach
A dramatic Atlantic beach hemmed by cliffs and rock formations, popular for its seafood restaurant.
19 km · about 20 min drive
castle
Sintra's most exotic and least crowded palace: a Moorish-Gothic-Indian fantasy villa rebuilt in 1858 for Francis Cook, wrapped in botanical gardens with lawns, ferns, and Mexican and Japanese terraces. Byron praised the earlier ruin in Childe Harold.
19 km · about 20 min drive
April to October
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