Tourist Map

The first King Afonso Henriques, gave this land to the Cister Monks in the XII century. They used it as sea port to transport wood form the pine forest of Leiria. This wood was also used to ship building.


All across the bay, there’s Salir do Porto where in those years they extracted salt. The ruins of a medieval Customs House can still be visited.

Although the bay has fish and sea fruits, there’s only a few fisherman. Tourists prefer swimming, surf, sailing, rowing or just enjoy the beach.



Since the beginning of the century, the thin sands beach of the shell shaped bay, attracts tourists.
There is a little hotel, an apartments hotel, some residentials and pensions, camping parks and guest houses.
Many people from Lisbon come here for the weekend.
The restaurants have many fish specialties and sea fruits specialties.
There is a daily market (except Mondays).
The terraces, cafes and bars are very inviting and relaxing.

In July and August the place is lively with Portuguese holiday makers, most other times it is very quiet.


The local beaches are wide and sandy and vary from heavy waves to safe shallow sand.


View From Otherside of Bay

 



Gym or sauna: 4€ at Nautic Gym in the village center: www.voo.no.sapo.pt. Sailing, surf, canoeing in the bay at Nautic Club of São Martinho do Porto (dock), or at Óbidos Lagoon, Foz do Arelho (to Nadadour)Boat trips in the bay, to the Berlengas Isles or to Nazaré (in season only).

Fairs and Markets:

Daily market (except Mondays) at São Martinho do Porto.
Daily fish and fruit market at Caldas da Rainha.
Monday at Caldas da Rainha (Rio Maior direction after 3º round square).
Monday at Alcobaça and Batalha.
Friday at Nazaré.
Saturday at Marinha Grande.
Saturday market in Óbidos.
Sunday at Pataias (north of Nazaré in the Pine Wood Forest direction of S. Pedro de Moel).
Last Thursday of every month at Peniche.

Antiques and second hand fair: Third Saturday and Sunday each month at São Martinho do Porto all along the bay shore walk May to September. First Sunday each month at Óbidos next to the parking lot.