Eat seafood in Ericeira

Get an overview of the town’s surf legacy… home to Europe’s only World Surfing Reserve that draws surfers from across the globe! It holds the prestigious title of being the first and only European World Surfing Reserve, a recognition granted by the Save the Waves Coalition due to its outstanding surf conditions and pristine natural landscapes. Stretching over 8 kilometers of coastline, Ericeira offers a variety of surf breaks that cater to all levels of surfers, from beginners to professionals.

Sit down at a local seafood restaurant known for serving the freshest catches since 2014. Simple, authentic and family-run. We’ll go to eat the best seafood in Ericeira, at a local restaurant for a truly local experience, enjoy your seafood meal at one of the many restaurants that offer oceanfront dining, where you can take in the stunning views of the sea as you savor the flavors of the fresh catch. The meal it will be a fully and delicious experience with the freshest seafood of the day including spider crab, clams, barnacles known as percebes, sea urchins, lobsters, shrimps with local bread plus soup, wine and coffee.

Walk off your meal with a stroll through Ericeira’s charming old village, lined with whitewashed houses and ocean views and learn how Ericeira’s port once rivaled Lisbon’s in importance, shipping wine, grain and spirits all along the coast The development of the commercial port made Ericeira a fundamental pole of the region’s economy. Reports dating from 1834 noted the anchoring of 175 boats transporting products to the village, principally cereals (which were then distributed into the interior) while exports, especially wines and spirits, were sent to the Algarve, the islands and other locations. The customshouse in Ericeira supported an area extending from Cascais to Figueira da Foz, and the port was the fourth most important in the country, after Lisbon, Porto and Setúbal. Ericeira is also known for the day that King Manuel II of Portugal went into exile, from the Praia dos Pescadores, after the outbreak of the 5 October 1910 Revolution, the proclamation of the Portuguese Republic in Lisbon, putting an end to the Constitutional Monarchy. The King Manuel II, accompanied by Queen Amélie of Orleans and Queen Mother Maria Pia, arrived from Mafra by car, escaping from the recent Republican revolution in Lisbon, the king was bound for the royal yacht D. Amélia offshore sailing first to Gibraltar, and was later welcomed in the United Kingdom.

Drive back to Lisbon meeting point to drop off at 4pm.