Ericeira Travel Guide

 solopes Says:  This modest church from the XV century, has a rich interior, "impossible" to appreciate or to photograph under the dimmed light of a dark winter day (yes, in Portugal, there are a couple of dark days each winter!). The cross at the entrance was built in the XVIII century. 

 solopes Says:  At the north entrance of town, this small chapel stands alone in the middle of a parking lot, shared by cars and boats. It's a simple building coming from the fifteen or sixteen centuries, with one particularity: all the interiot, even the roof, is covered by tiles.Entrance... 

 solopes Says:  Ericeira's public library is installed in the Cultural House Jaime Lobo e Silva, maybe the most beautiful building in Ericeira. With more than 17000 books and a multimedia section, it may be useful for those staying more than the few hours we always have in each (frequent)... 

 solopes Says:  When the kings started to use Mafra's palace, in the 16th century, Ericeira became the port for royal use. If was from there that our last king left to exile. The city of Ericeira has grown, but the port seems to remain almost untouched. The (now) useless defenses are still... 

 solopes Says:  It's nice to stroll in the old central quarter of Ericeira. The old houses are maintained and painted according to the traditional colours, and the comercial activities are discreet, respecting the harmony of the whole. 

 solopes Says:  At the southern end of town, this is, maybe, the best bet combining distance and quality. It's not difficult to walk there from town, and you'd better do it, because the parking small.A great hotel where I've never been - Vila Galé, a known chain - dominates the beach. 

 solopes Says:  Why not? It is small, in the good days risks to be full, but it is there, the sun invites and, usually, is not dangerous. It never was my first idea in Ericeira, because... never happened, that's all.Of course, this is only one of the main options nearby, not the best, to be... 

 cachaseiro Says:  The beaches by Ericeira are long and wide and has a good surf.Because of that surfers rom all over the world come there.Be ware though that the waves are quite big and the water quite cold as this is the atlantic and the portugese west coast.Nevertheless the beaches are real... 

 Jawnuta Says:  Right before sunset the whole town gathers at the ocean to watch.You can spend few evenings in Ericeira and nothing happens.....you began to wonder, why everybody gathers at the ocean every evening? don't they have anything better to do?And then one evening...........then... 

 solopes Says:  Ericeira is a known place where people from Lisbon and surroundings go to eat seafood. Some restaurants are famous, meaning long lines at the doors, and, sometimes, a fat bill. Tired of it, I tried this small restaurant in the main commercial street, and came out very... 

 Jawnuta Says:  Nice little cafe where we have seen local young guys eating day before. Just a place to stop for a cold beer and plate of caracoles (snails) We had there plater of tiny caracol for 3.10 Euro, (see picture) 

 solopes Says:  In the small villages of Portugal, mainly in the north, during summer, is common to find some festivities, with not much than an opportunity for meeting people and chat. Some (generally bad) music, popular cakes and vendors, and that's all. I was not expecting it in winter,... 

 solopes Says:  Eating seafood is "mandatory" in Ericeira, and you may stroll on the cliffs, watching the holes made in the rocks to keep the lobsters (now empty, I think). Most people use these cliffs to lay in the sun, catching the strong iodine. 

 solopes Says:  In 1971 I was taken at night to a terrific place for military training. I had to descend in slide, from a steep hill to what seemed to be a beach. 36 years later I went back to that place, about 10 km south of Ericeira, and... terrific? My God! How subjective things can be....