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In the Region

Leisure & Sports


The West Region offers a vast universe of possibilities to its visitors, whether it may be the contact with nature of in the practise of a great number of sports.

The tourists may rest in the magnificent bucolic retreat of its immense forest area or on its soft golden sands, enjoy the facilities offered by the excellent equipped hotels or dedicate one self to more extreme activities.

Its clear waters are ideal for sub aquatic photography, sportive coast or high sea boat fishing and for underwater fishing.

Surf, body board and dive, find excellent conditions in the fantastic cut of the coast formed by the Berlenga, Baleal Islands and Peniche. The Óbidos Lagoon is visited a lot by lovers of the sail, rowing, windsurf and dive sports as well as other water sports. You could practise mountain climbing, hiking and speleology.

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The Vimeiro offer with a Thermal Centre, Ridding Centre, Golf Course, Hotel and Spa are complemented with the region's offer. A kart track, air-field, surf and sail schools, dive centres, eco-museums aero clubs and maritime-touristy boats complete the vast offer difficult to compare.