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Obidos
A fairy-tale walled medieval town of whitewashed houses with blue and yellow trim, famous for its ginjinha cherry liqueur.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Lourinhã
Lisbon, Portugal · Europe
About Lourinhã
Lourinhã is worth a stop: 10 minutes from São Bartolomeu, 26km from Berlengas Islands.
Lourinhã is in Lisbon, Portugal, with about 9,200 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is São Bartolomeu, about 5 km away.
Lourinhã (locally [loɾiˈɲɐ̃] ) is a municipality in the historical Estremadura province, in the District of Lisbon and in the Portuguese Oeste region. The population in 2011 was 25,735, in an area of 147.17 km2. The seat of the municipality is the town of Lourinhã, with a population of 8,800 inhabitants.
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Mayor is João Duarte, elected by the Socialist Party.
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What is there to see near Lourinhã?
Within an hour or so of Lourinhã: Obidos (19 km), Berlengas Islands (26 km), Alcobaça Monastery (44 km), Nazare (45 km).
Are there any good drives near Lourinhã?
The nearest famous roads are Sintra–Cascais Coast Road (N247), Cascais and Estrada Marginal (N6).
Where is Lourinhã?
Lourinhã is in Lisbon, Portugal, about 5 km from São Bartolomeu.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,196
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Lisbon
- Timezone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates
- 39.2417, -9.3125
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Worth the detour from Lourinhã
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Berlengas Islands
A remote archipelago nature reserve off Peniche with crystal waters, sea caves, and a dramatic 17th-century island fortress.
26 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
Alcobaça Monastery
Portugal's largest church, a UNESCO Cistercian abbey founded in 1153, holding the facing carved tombs of King Pedro I and his murdered lover Inês de Castro: placed foot-to-foot so they rise facing each other at judgement.
44 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Nazare
A fishing town famous for producing the world's largest surfed waves, with 30-meter swells breaking at the Praia do Norte canyon.
45 km · about 50 min drive
beach
Praia do Norte, Nazaré
The beach where a submarine canyon generates record-breaking waves, overlooked by the Forte de São Miguel Arcanjo.
45 km · about 50 min drive
photogenic
Azenhas do Mar
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.
46 km · about 55 min drive
castle
Quinta da Regaleira
A mystical estate in Sintra featuring an initiatic well descending nine spiraling levels underground, surrounded by enchanted gardens.
50 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Sintra
UNESCO-listed fairy-tale town in the hills west of Lisbon with fantastical palaces, Moorish castle ruins, and lush gardens.
50 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Lourinhã
- 50 kmSintra–Cascais Coast Road (N247)A wind-swept coastal drive past Cabo da Roca, wild beaches and the Sintra-Cascais natural park.
- 54 kmCabo da RocaThe westernmost point of continental Europe, a wild windswept cliff 140 meters above the roaring Atlantic.
- 58 kmPonte Vasco da GamaOne of Europe's longest bridges, an arrow-straight 12km span across the Tagus estuary.
- 60 kmMiradouro da Senhora do MonteLisbon's highest viewpoint, a quiet terrace surveying castle, river and rooftops at sunset.
- 61 kmTram 28 Route, LisbonLisbon's iconic vintage yellow tram rattling through the city's steepest and most atmospheric historic neighborhoods.
- 61 kmCascaisA breezy seaside resort town of beaches, marina and old-town lanes at the end of the Lisbon coast.
Driving in Portugal
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€9.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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