Environment
Figueira da Foz is located in the central Portugal - in region Centro - a region of diversified landscapes.
There is the coastal plain with golden beaches
(Silver Coast)
- well known and favored by surfers from all over the world!
Here you will also find some of the best golf courses in Europe.
There is also the mountainous inland - dominated by the Serra da Estrela mountain. The green, rugged landscape
of this region is crisscrossed by rivers.
Outdoor activities are fishing, horse-back riding, hiking, tennis and canoeing (and, in the Winter season,
skiing in Serra da Estrela).
Some distances of interest
The closest airport is Porto Internationale Airport, located 100 km away.
It is more than 50 km to the mountains and less than 1 km to the nearest river.
In Portugal the Atlantic Ocean is always "close by" - distances from estern inland border will
maximum be a two hour drive. The closest beach is less than 1 km away.
Climate : Ocean clima with nice hot humid summers and with a cool breeze from the sea in wintertime Town character : Historical town Primary Industry : Tourism
Population in city proper: 46.600 inhabitants. Population in the municipality: 62.600 inhabitants.
Figueira da Foz - also known as Figueira - is a city of the district of Coimbra, at the west coast in Portugal. Figueira is the second largest city in Coimbra. The city is is located at the mouth of the Mondego river, 40 km west of the city of Coimbra.
Figueira da Foz is a coastal city with several beaches, summer and seaport facilities. As a city of tourism it plays an important part in the centre of the country. A zone of legal gambling, one can find in Figueira one of the biggest casinos of the Iberian Peninsula - the Casino Peninsular.
Discovered as a sea resort by the end of the 19th century, it gained great reputation in the 1920s and 1930's. The city had the Potuguese nickname of Rainha das Praias - Queen of the Beaches.
Economy
The city is an important industrial centre, producing wood pulp and paper and glass. It also has notable naval construction and fish industries. The seaport and the fishing harbour are also important for its economy.
With its old and renowned casino - Casino da Figueira - the marina, several hotels, restaurants and other tourist facilities, Figueira da Foz is actually a very important Atlantic beach resort, in the center of Portugal's Silver Coast/Costa de Prata tourism region.
Wine from the region of Centro
Portugal produces some of the world's finest, oldest, unique and highest value-added wines.
The country has a large variety of native breeds - about 285 - producing a very wide variety
of different wines with distinctive personality.
