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Nazaré Canyon, Surfing a Giant Wave

By theperfecttourist on November 2, 2013 Stunning Spots, Surfing, Water tourism

The Nazaré Canyon is an undersea canyon just off the coast of Nazaré (Portugal), in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of at least 5,000 metres (16,000 ft) and is about 230 kilometres (140 mi) long. The canyon is being studied as part of the EU HERMES project using a remotely operated vehicle. The project is investigating the specialised […]

CNN says that Portugal is amoung the best surf beaches

By theperfecttourist on July 3, 2013 beaches, CNN, portugal, surf Portuguese World Heritage, Surfing, Water tourism

The U.S. television CNN in collaboration with the Surfing Magazine, made a compilation of the 50 best ‘spots’ surf world, which included the beaches of Ericeira Portugal and the Algarve that occupy the 34th and 31st places. In this list the Pedra Branca´s beach in Ericeira, is honored as “one of the beaches with the […]