Nazaré
02/07/07 18:19 Filed in: Portugal
The old town of Nazare is sited high up on the promontory that forms Punta da Nazaré. In the 18th century the sea level dropped and the town developed along the adjacent beach where the bulk of it now is.
It is about 2km from the marina to the town centre so the Brompton was very useful. Although there is a large fishing industry at Nazaré it appears to be predominately a tourist town with visitors attracted by the large beach. Many restaurant menus are in 5 languages, French, German, English, Spanish in addition to Portuguese.
The pilot book refers to the inhabitants having grey eyes and long straight noses indicating Phoenecian origin. Despite looking as closely as possible I saw little evidence of this.
View from the old town looking down at modern Nazaré and the huge beach with the harbour entrance in the distance.
It is about 2km from the marina to the town centre so the Brompton was very useful. Although there is a large fishing industry at Nazaré it appears to be predominately a tourist town with visitors attracted by the large beach. Many restaurant menus are in 5 languages, French, German, English, Spanish in addition to Portuguese.
The pilot book refers to the inhabitants having grey eyes and long straight noses indicating Phoenecian origin. Despite looking as closely as possible I saw little evidence of this.
View from the old town looking down at modern Nazaré and the huge beach with the harbour entrance in the distance.