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In-Depth Information
apron (embroidered by the wearer), a small woolen cape, head scarf, and flamboyant
jewelry, including chunky gold earrings (often passed down from generation to gen-
eration).
You'll see some women wearing black, a sign of mourning. Traditionally, if your
spouse died, you wore black for the rest of your life. While this tradition is still ob-
served, mourning just ain't what it used to be—in the last generation, widows began
remarrying.
Sitting quietly atop its cliff, the Sítio neighborhood feels like a totally separate village.
Its people don't fish; they farm. Take the funicular up to the top for a spectacular view.
Tourist Information:
The TI faces the beach on Avenida Manuel Remigio, a
10-minute walk south of the main square in the Cultural Center building (look for
Centro Cultural da Nazaré
, daily July-Aug 9:00-21:00, April-June and Sept 9:00-13:00
& 14:30-19:00, Oct-March 9:30-12:30 & 14:30-18:30, tel. 262-561-194,
www.cm-naz-
are.pt
). Ask about summer activities and bullfights in Sítio.
Helpful Hints
Markets:
The colorful
townmarket
bustles with fresh fish, produce, and caged rabbits in
the morning (daily 8:00-13:00 except closed Mon Oct-May, a few blocks up from the
beach on Avenida Vieira Guimarães, in the green building just behind the taxi stand),
and a
flea market
pops up near Nazaré's town hall every Friday, except in August
(9:00-13:00, also on Avenida Vieira Guimarães).
