Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
During the summer a narrow-gauge railway runs most of the length of the beach and you
can jump off at any one of 20 stops. The nearer beaches, including
Praia do Norte
and
Praia do
São Sebastião
, are great for families, while the further ones are younger and trendier.
Praia do
Castelo
(stop 11) and
Praia da Bela Vista
(stop 17) are more- secluded gay and nudist havens.
Activities
Among the hottest
surfing
spots are São João da Caparica, Praia da Mata and Praia da
Sereia. Fonte da Telha (where the train terminates) is the best beach for
windsurfing
and has
plenty of water-sports facilities. Check the handy
Tabela de Marés
booklet (available at
the
turismo
), listing tide times, surf shops and clubs.
Da Wave (
Click here
)
rents out surf- and bodyboards, wetsuits and beach gear (foot-
balls, frisbees and in-line skates).
Caparica Surfing School
(
SURFING
10am-6pm Sat & Sun)
The main surf-
212 919 078;
www.caparicasurf.com
;
Praia do CDS; lessons €20;
ing school.
SURFING
Hooked Surf School
( 913 615 978;
www.hookedsurf.com
; intro lesson €25, 4 lessons €80)
Brian Trigg runs the excellent
Hooked Surf School, offering lessons and a kids' surf club at Costa da Caparica, Praia do
Guincho and Praia Grande. Call ahead for a pick-up from your accommodation. It also
rents out boards and wetsuits.
Cabana Divers
( 919 390 278;
www.cabanadivers.pt
; Fonte da Telha)
Cabana Divers, with a nicely set-up bar and
wicker basket chairs by the beach, provides scuba-diving lessons and all the necessary
equipment.
DIVING
CYCLING
Bicla
(per hr/half-day €3/7.50; 10am-7pm)
You can rent bikes for cruising along the beach path from
Bicla, which operates out of the beachside restaurant Dragão Vermelha.
Sleeping
Centro de Lazer de
