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Lourinhã Destination Guide

Discover Lourinhã in Portugal

Lourinhã in the region of Lisbon with its 9,196 habitants is a town located in Portugal - some 37 mi or ( 60 km ) North of Lisbon , the country's capital .

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Local time in Lourinhã is now 06:43 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Lisbon " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Torres Vedras, Setúbal, Santarém, Peniche, and Obidos. When in this area, you might want to check out Torres Vedras . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Lourinhã ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Praia da Areia Branca

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Big waves on the Atlantic ocean in Atalaia, Portugal

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Big waves at the coast in Atalaia, Portugal on 4th August 2009 ..


Big waves on the beach in Atalaia, Portugal

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Big waves on the beach in Atalaia, Portugal on 6th August 2009 ..

Peniche Candy mar 2008

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Interesting facts about this location

Museu da Lourinhã

Museu da Lourinhã is a museum in the town of Lourinhã, west Portugal. It was founded in 1984 by GEAL - Grupo de Etnologia e Arqueologia da Lourinhã (Lourinhã's Group of Ethnology and Archeology). The museum has very complete exhibits of archaeology and ethnology, but the main focus of the museum is the palaeontology hall, which presents casts of famous dinosaurs, as well as fossils recovered from the Late Jurassic Lourinhã Formation.

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Located at 39.24 -9.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Anthropology museums, Archaeological museums in Portugal, Lourinhã Municipality, Museums established in 1984, Museums in Portugal, Natural history museums

Nadrupe

Nadrupe is a village situated in the parish of Lourinhã, Portugal. It is also the Homeland of Emanuel. As a village it is politically independent of its parish. Foreigners are not welcome. It is said that only two people live there - Emanuel and his mother. The agricultural zones of the village are separated by the main river "Rio Grande", and are famous for their fertility, because the soil comes from the bed of the river, receiving new layers of sand and organic matter every year.

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Located at 39.23 -9.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Villages in Portugal

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 5 km away
Tags: Lisbon District

Vimeiro

Vimeiro is a freguesia (civil parish) in the municipality of Lourinhã in west-central Portugal. It is in the District of Lisboa. It has an area of approximately 7 km and a population of 1,443 as of 2001. Vimeiro was the site of the 1808 Battle of Vimeiro, where British forces under the Duke of Wellington defeated the French, ending the first French invasion of Portugal. A monument was dedicated in Vimeiro on August 21, 1908, the 100th anniversary of the battle, by Manuel II of Portugal.

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Located at 39.18 -9.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Parishes of Lourinhã

Electricity Museum (Lisbon)

The Electricity Museum (in Portuguese Museu da Electricidade) is a cultural centre that presents the evolution of Energy with a Museum of Science and Industrial Archaeology concept, where themed and experimental exhibits live side by side with a great variety of cultural events.

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Located at 39.17 -9.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Electric power in Portugal, Industry museums, Museums in Lisbon, Science museums