The Municipality of Mafra has 11 kilometers of coastline and 12 beaches, most of which are located in the picturesque fishing village of Ericeira, one of the highlights of this tour.
Conceived as a realization of a vow to God, the Palace of Mafra, you will be stupefaction by the vast complex includes a huge monastery, an ornate basilica and a grand library that contains over 36000 ancient books and its own colony of bats.
The sculptor José Franco dedicated his whole life to the art of modelling clay. He built a perfect life-size village, with shops and houses displaying the typical architecture of the region and furnished on the inside.
Learn the influence of the surf culture in the Portuguese beach and the amazed baroque Mafra National Palace
in 2011 the Ericeira World Surfing Reserve was even created – the first in Europe and the second in the world –, which has seven world-class waves
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Start your day driving to the amazed by the scale of the sumptuous baroque Mafra National Palace, with its 220-meter-long façade, 1200 rooms, and 4700 doors and windows. We will visit the palace in 1H and driving the other hour from Lisbon to Mafra on the away we will pass on the largest bridge in the Europe.
Next stop we will drive until the village of sobreiro where you will a perfect life size village made by Jose Franco a sculptor on the modelling clay art an opportunity to explore and take in the local culture.
Drive to Ericeira to go directly to the Ericeira World surfing reserve interpretation center
Then Walk in the historical center of Ericeira, It looks and feels like a Mediterranean village, despite being on the Atlantic, with charming white houses edged in blue. The cobbled, narrow streets lead to tiny squares, and are postcard/Instagram-perfect.
The Municipality of Mafra has 11 kilometers of coastline and 12 beaches get ready to see the World surfing reserve. First viewpoint miradouro da baleia
Lunch time in the Seafood Restaurants Ribamar is famous by this restaurants, much of the fish and seafood served at Ericeira’s restaurants was swimming in its waters just hours before, and is prepared in a variety of ways
Praia da Foz do Lizandro It’s the alternative to Ribeira d’Ilhas, much bigger beach that has the distinguishing feature of having both a river and the sea. Protected by cliffs, it has a boardwalk with bars and restaurants open outside the official bathing season
Praia Ribeira d’ilhas, recognized as one of the world’s best surfing beaches, it’s the main reason many young travelers visit Ericeira. Driving back to Lisbon
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