Nazare

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Nazare, Portugal

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	39°35′N, 09°05′W
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Harbour of Nazare - Click for larger view

Nazare is a beach resort and harbour about 45 miles south of Figueira da Foz and 20 miles north of Peniche. It makes a justifiable claim to have one of the best beaches on the whole Atlantic coast of Portugal, stretching for several miles either side of the harbour. In spite of its popularity as a beach resort, Nazare has retained many of its local traditions and the women can still be seen dressed in their traditional headscarves and embroidered aprons worn over seven petticoats. Fish are still sun-dried in racks along the town’s wide beach. The harbour of Nazare is one of the best-sheltered along the whole coast and, because of its situation at the head of a huge ocean trench which stretches for several miles offshore, can be entered in even the worst conditions.

Charts

British Admiralty charts

3633

3634

3254

Portuguese charts

23201

24201

26401

Imray chart

C19

Radio Nets

Also see World Cruiser's Nets

Local Weather

Local weather conditions?

Sources for Weather forecasts:

Approach and Navigation

From the north, the promontory of Sitio is very conspicuous a mile north of the harbour. From the south, the long sandy coast gives way to a low rocky foreshore about two miles before arriving at the harbour breakwater. Although the entrance to Nazare faces NW, there is seldom much swell in view of the depths here. Pass through the outer harbour and continue SE into the inner basin where the marina is located. Nazare has two marinas: the first, a private club, will appear to port next to the fuel station as you enter; the second, government owned and where transients berth, is at the southwest corner.

Check-in facilities (for Customs and Immigration)

Nazare is a port of entry. Tie up to one of the three end pontoons or side pontoon to port. On leaving the marina gate, walk straight ahead to the building which houses the check-in desk, a grocery shop, which also functions as a café and bar, and the GNR police upstairs, accessed by an exterior stairway at the left rear side of the building. If the police do not come to your boat, you should go to them with your ship papers and ID of passengers. You may be assigned an inner berth in the marina, if available.

Berthing options

Marinas & Yacht Clubs

• Nazare Marina can accommodate around 14 visiting yachts of a maximum length of 25 metres and maximum draft of 4.0 metres. Click on the link for separate Wiki page.

• The Clube Naval da Nazare (Website) can also accommodate visiting yachts on its finger pontoons, subject to availability. Water and electricity are available on the pontoons. Toilets and showers. Address: Rua Mouzinho de Albuquerque nº 63, 2450 - Nazaré. Tel: +351 262 560422. Fax: +351 262 560422. Price for typical 13 metre yacht: Euros 25.

Anchorages

None.

Yacht Repairs and Services

Marine Stores

Submit addresses and contact details of marine related businesses that are of interest to cruisers.

Repairs/Yards

Small boatyard with travel hoist. Electrical, electronic and mechanical repairs.

Fuel, Water, & Electricity

Fuel berth in the harbour. Water and electricity on the marina and club pontoons.

Things to do Ashore

Tourism

Although it is a long walk, the old town of O Sitio on the top of a rocky bluff to the north of the beach (about 1.5 miles north from the marina) is wonderfully picturesque. The Church of Nossa Senhora da Nazaré there is an impressive Baroque creation with splendid tiles on its interior walls. Above the main altar is the miraculous image of our Lady of Nazaré, after which the town is named. According to legend, this small statue of the Virgin Mary, a Black Madonna, was carried by a 4th century monk from Nazareth. Nazare is also perfectly situated for a bus trip to the spectacularly ornate Batalha Abbey, built to commemorate the battle of Aljubarrota, which led to Portuguese autonomy from Castile. The royal cloisters here are fabulously ornamented, as is the monumental gateway to the unfinished chapels. In a side chapel of the abbey are the tombs of King João and Queen Phillipa of Lancaster (daughter of John of Gaunt) and of their four sons, including Henry the Navigator.

Nazare tourism

One of Nazare’s magnificent beaches

Traditional Nazare dress and snack fare

Fish drying, Nazare beach

Grocery & Supply Stores

Minimarket near the marina. Better shops in the town about a mile away.

Eateries

Internet/WiFi

In the marina.

Laundry

Motorbike & Car Rentals

Garbage Disposal

Bins near the marina.

Transportation

Buses into town (roughly every two hours) Buses to Lisbon and Porto and to Batalha Abbey and Ovidos.

Routes/Passages To/From

Popular passages/routes, timing, etc.

Cruiser's Friends

Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.

Forum Discussions

List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements)

External Links

Links to relevant websites.

References & Publications

See Portugal.

Personal Notes

Personal experiences?

Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)

Date of member's visit to this Port/Stop & this page's details validated:

• April 2001 --Athene of Lymington 18:54, 22 March 2010 (UTC)*

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