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Explore Sitio in Portugal

Sitio in the region of Leiria is a town in Portugal - some 62 mi or ( 99 km ) North of Lisbon , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Sitio

Current time in Sitio is now 10:14 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Lisbon " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Vimeiro, Sitio, Setúbal, Senhora da Vitoria, and Sao Martinho do Porto. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Vimeiro . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Sitio ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Nazaré, Portugal: Petticoats and Barnacles

3:24 min by RickSteves
Views: 11443 Rating: 4.65

In Nazaré, locals renting spare rooms clamor for business. From quartos to barnacles, Rick discovers what makes this Portuguese fishing town so alluring and a definite Back Door destination. For more ..

NAZARE SURF TRIPS!

7:03 min by vincenthhl1
Views: 2164 Rating: 2.33

Résumé de deux brefs passages à Nazaré, Février 2007 et 2009. Spot incroyable!!! Musique: Eden Spirit. ..


European Camping Culture, We Eat 200 Snails Inoursuitcase's photos around Nazare, Portugal

2:38 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 1134 Rating: 0.00

Preview of Inoursuitcase's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Nazare, P ..

Grosse houle à Nazaré septembre 2010

0:29 min by theoriginalgardener
Views: 889 Rating: 0.00

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Interesting facts about this location

Church of Nossa Senhora da Nazaré

The Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré is an imposing church located on the hilltop O Sitio overlooking Nazaré, Portugal. According to the Legend of Nazaré the sheriff (alcaide) of Porto de Mós, Dom Fuas Roupinho, maybe a templar, was chasing on horseback a deer up a hilltop on a misty September morning in 1182 (later it was said that it was the devil, in the disguise of a deer). When the deer jumped over the edge of the hilltop into the void, his fiery horse was about to follow.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.61 -9.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Churches in Portugal

Nazaré, Portugal

Nazaré is a town in Nazaré Municipality in Portugal with a total area of 82.4 km² and a total population of 15158 (2011) inhabitants. It is in subregion Oeste. The town consists of three sections: Praia (along the beach), Sítio (an old village, on top of a cliff) and Pederneira (another old village, on a hilltop). The Praia and the Sítio areas are linked by the Nazaré Funicular, a funicular railway.

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Located at 39.61 -9.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Big wave surfing, Nazaré Municipality, Seaside resorts in Portugal, Towns in Portugal

Nazaré Funicular

} !colspan="2" width=100% style="color:white;background-color:#be2d2c;text-align:center;"|Nazaré Funicular |- | colspan="2" align="left"| Legend x20px 318 Sítio x20px n+50 x20px n x20px 159 x20px 0 center |} <div class="thumb tright" style="width: px; "> 200px View of the funicular and Nazaré, 2010 200px The Funicular in the 1990's 200px The Ascensor in 1951 </div> The Nazaré Funicular (Portuguese: Ascensor da Nazaré) is a funicular located in the town of Nazaré, Portugal.

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Located at 39.60 -9.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Funicular railways in Portugal, Metre gauge railways, Railway lines opened in 1889

Alcoa River

Alcoa River flows in Portugal. It ends in Alcobaça River.

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Located at 39.58 -9.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Rivers of Portugal

Valado dos Frades

Valado dos Frades is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Nazaré. The population in 2001 is 3,308, its density is 180.1/km² and the area is 18.37 km². It is the second largest parish/freguesia in Nazaré in population and the smallest in area.

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Located at 39.59 -9.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Nazaré Municipality, Parishes of Portugal