Things to Do in Nazaré
Centro & Silver Coast
Big-wave fishing town, drying fish on the sand and the cliff that surfers come for.
Nazaré is two villages in one. The lower fishing town with women still drying fish on the sand, and the cliff above with the famous Norte beach where the world's biggest waves break.
Top things to do
- Praia do Norte cliff, the big-wave viewpoint
- Sítio funicular and the chapel above the cliffs
- Lower Nazaré beach and seafood lunch
- Drying fish on the sand (the seven women tradition)
- Surf museum at the lighthouse