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Espaço Internet (
969 195 895; Rua Dr João Matos Bilhau 28;
10am-1pm & 3-10pm Mon-Sat, 10am-noon &
3-8pm Sun) Free internet access.
9am-1pm & 2-5pm) Main branch in the public
Turismo (
262 789 571; turismo@cm-peniche.pt;
garden alongside Rua Alexandre Herculano.
Getting There & Away
BUS
Peniche's bus station ( 968 903 861; Rua Dr Ernesto Moreira) is served by Rodotejo ( www.rodotejo.pt )
and Rede Expressos ( www.rede-expressos.pt ) . Destinations include Coimbra (€14.50, 2¾ hours,
three daily), Leiria (€13, two hours, three daily), Lisbon (€9, 1½ hours, every one to two
hours) and Óbidos (€3.15, 40 minutes, six to eight daily).
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
Driving into Peniche, the main highway (N114/IP6) reaches a roundabout shortly before
town, where you can bear left towards the centre , right for Baleal and the eastern beaches,
or straight for 3km along the northern cliffs to Cabo Carvoeiro and its lighthouse. Most
days you can find ample free parking on the road that runs along the harbour.
Getting Around
Local buses connect Peniche with Baleal (€1.50, 10 minutes) during the week, but service
is spotty on weekends outside summer. Bikes are a good way to get around the beaches;
hire them at Stand Rádio Micro-Moto (
262 782 480; Rua António da Conceição Bento 19; day hire €7) .
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Reserva Natural da Berlenga
Sitting about 10km offshore from Peniche, Berlenga Grande is a spectacular, rocky and re-
mote island, with twisting, shocked-rock formations and gaping caverns. It's the only is-
land of the Berlenga archipelago you can visit - the group consists of three tiny islands
surrounded by clear, calm, dark-blue waters full of shipwrecks that are great for snor-
kelling and diving.
In the 16th century Berlenga Grande was home to a monastery, but now the most fam-
ous inhabitants are thousands of nesting sea birds, especially guillemots. The birds take
 
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