Photography: Ricardo Bravo/MOCHE
Ericeira has been under the spotlight on the Spanish press in the past few weeks. El País mentioned Ribeira d’Ilhas as one of the best surfing spots in Portugal and La Gaceta chronicled the virtues of the village.
Beginning with El País. The most renowned Spanish diary made a route about Portugal as the country right next to the Atlantic Ocean. The article is structured as a guide of the 10 best locations next to the sea for different activities: beach, surf and nudity. Ribeira d’Ilhas features the list of the best surfing spots of the country.
“After Malibu, this was the next beach to be declared a World Surfing Reserve by the Save the Waves Coalition”, refers El País. “There are only five beaches in the category in the entire world. It is a craggy spot filled with octopus catchers. Not to be missed: the fishing village of Ericeira and the monumental Mafra.”
On the other hand, the economical and information diary La Gaceta, which spent three days in the village, underlined the fusion between the fishing tradition and the surf. “A population of born fishermen is fused since a few years ago with the surfing community”, says the La Gaceta. “Its beaches welcome world championships of several sports linked with surf, such as bodyboard, windsurf, kitesurf, among others.”
Besides the surfing qualities, La Gaceta reports the chilled out ambience in the village and its gastronomy as several other positive elements for a well rested and enjoyed vacations in the Ericeira.
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