🌊 ERICEIRA
Onde o mar é mais azul
Ericeira is a civil parish and seaside community on
the western coast of Portugal (in Mafra municipality, about
45km northwest of Lisbon) considered the surfing capital of Europe for
being the only European spot among the World Surfing Reserves and due
to the exceptional coastline conditions.
Ericeira's population in 2011 was estimated in 10.260, covering an
area of 12 km2. Ericeira was a popular summer retreat for many of
Lisbon's families in the 1940s and 1950s. Today, it is a popular
destination for local and visiting tourists, as well as surfers from
around the world (owing to the
forty beaches with good conditions in
the area).
