# A Surfing Sunday in Nazaré from Lisbon: Beach Lesson, Seafood Rice and the Fort of the Giant Waves

A surf lesson on Nazaré's sheltered beach, seafood rice facing the sand, the funicular to the Sítio and the fort from which you see the giant waves.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/nazare/itineraries/surf-lesson-and-seafood-rice · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 07:45 · Salida: 1 h 30 by car (along the A8, about 120 km)
- 10:00 · Surf lesson on Nazaré beach with Nazare Surf School (Nazare Surf School · €35 · 90 min with board, wetsuit and insurance · book by email or phone) · Nazare Surf School, From €35 per person
  - 2 min on foot
- 12:30 · Mar Bravo Restaurant (seafood rice or cataplana for two · kitchen open from 12:00 to 22:30) · Mar Bravo Restaurant, €€€
  - 5 min on foot
- 15:00 · Going up to the Sítio on the 1889 funicular or up the hillside (three-minute climb to the Sítio)
  - 13 min on foot
- 15:30 · Forte de São Miguel Arcanjo and the Surfer Wall (lighthouse, Surfer Wall and Praia do Norte)
- 17:30 · Vuelta (you reach Lisbon around 19:15)

Nazaré is famous for the giant waves of Praia do Norte, but the village beach, on the other side of the headland, is a sheltered bay where you can learn to surf. This Sunday begins in the water with a 90-minute lesson, continues with a seafood rice facing the sand and ends at the fort beneath the lighthouse, looking out at the beach of the record-breaking waves.

## The day, hour by hour

7:45 · Departure. Along the A8 from Lisbon, about 120 km, a good hour and a half. Park at the Praia early: in summer it fills up.

10:00 · Surf lesson. Nazare Surf School has its premises on Avenida da República, facing the beach. The group lesson lasts 90 minutes and costs €35 with board, wetsuit and insurance; it starts on the sand with a warm-up and then everyone goes into the water with an instructor suited to their level. There are changing rooms, hot showers and lockers. They also teach in Spanish. Book beforehand by email or phone.

12:30 · Lunch at Mar Bravo. In the beach square, a few steps from the school. It is the seafood restaurant of the hotel of the same name: seafood rice or fish and shellfish cataplana for €50 for two, seafood açorda for €39 for two, or fish by weight. The kitchen does not close mid-afternoon, so there is no rush after the lesson.

15:00 · Funicular to the Sítio. The 1889 funicular climbs to the top of the cliff in three minutes, from the Praia. At the top, the viewpoint over the whole bay and the sanctuary square.

15:30 · Fort of São Miguel Arcanjo. A kilometre on foot from the Sítio. The fort beneath the lighthouse has the Surfer Wall with the boards of the great surfers and the view of Praia do Norte. From October to March, if there is a storm, you will see the big waves.

17:30 · Heading back. You go down on the funicular and reach Lisbon around 19:15.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
A8 from Lisbon, about 120 km. In Nazaré, everything is on foot and by funicular.

## Consejos

### Book the lesson with your level
Write to the school saying whether you have surfed before and how many of you there are.

### Bring warm clothes
It blows hard up at the fort, even in summer, and after the water you will be glad of them.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Do you need to know how to surf?
No. The lesson suits anyone who has never held a board and anyone who wants to improve.

### Do you surf at Praia do Norte?
No. The lesson is on the village beach; Praia do Norte is watched from the fort.

### Where can you eat on a Sunday?
Restaurante Mar Bravo is open every day from 12:00 to 22:30.

### How much does the day cost?
The lesson, €35, and lunch, from €22 to €28 per person for rice dishes or cataplanas, plus petrol and tolls.