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Peniche Destination Guide

Delve into Peniche in Portugal

Peniche in the region of Leiria with its 15,662 residents is located in Portugal - some 46 mi or ( 74 km ) North of Lisbon , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Peniche

Local time in Peniche is now 06:54 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Lisbon " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Zambujeira do Mar, Ventosa, Setúbal, Serra de El-Rei, and Santarém. While being here, you might want to check out Zambujeira do Mar . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Peniche ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Peniche Surf Camp: World Tour 2009

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Lagido Surf House

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Lagido Surf House is a home not only for surfers but also for all nature lovers who want to enjoy the unique conditions that the council of Peniche offers its visitors. Lagido Surf House is the only s ..


Casa Grande

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A video tour of the main house of the Surfcastle, where your room mate is a perfect wave. ..

Buffet na Mesa 0002

3:43 min by João Santos
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Interesting facts about this location

Cabo Carvoeiro

Cabo Carvoeiro lie at the westernmost point of the Peniche peninsula, next to the Atlantic ocean, in the Peniche municipality, Leiria district. It faces the Berlengas archipelago, integrated in a natural terrestrial and maritime reserve. The 25 m high Cabo Carvoeiro lighthouse was erected at that place, because of the numerous Shipwreck occurring there. In the neighboring Gruta da Furninha, prehistoric remains of human occupation were found.

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Located at 39.35 -9.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Headlands of Portugal

Atouguia da Baleia

Atouguia da Baleia is a parish in the municipality of Peniche, in Portugal, with an area of 46.04 km² and a population of 7,988 residents (2001). The village of Atouguia da Baleia has almost 2,000 residents

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Located at 39.33 -9.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Parishes of Peniche

Abelheira

Abelheira is a village in the Lourinhã Municipality of Portugal. Abelheira is one of the smallest villages in the Lourinhã Municipality. It has a recreation center, a small grocery store, a café, a church and a cemetery.

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Located at 39.28 -9.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Lisbon District

Battle of the Berlengas (1666)

The Battle of Berlengas was fought on 1666, between the Portuguese defenders of the Fort São João Baptista and a Spanish fleet commanded by Diego de Ibarra. The Spanish fleet, which had previously failed in its main objective of kidnaping Portugal's new Queen, then proceeded to storm the fort on the Berlengas.

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Located at 39.42 -9.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Battles involving Portugal, Battles involving Spain, Battles of the Portuguese Restoration War

Berlenga Grande Island

Berlenga Grande is the largest of the islands of the Berlengas Archipelago. The archipelago includes Berlenga Grande, Estela and Farinhoes islands. The Berlengas are located off cape of Peniche, to the west of the city of Peniche (parish of Sao Pedro), in western Portugal, Leiria district. The main isle of Berlenga has a small harbour (connecting it to Peniche harbour). The island has a beach and the Fort of St. John the Baptiste. The most common birds are seagulls.

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Located at 39.41 -9.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Berlengas Islands, Islands of Portugal

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