Environment
Foz do Arelho 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 Lisbon Internationale Airport, located 90 km away.
It is more than 50 km to the mountains and 30 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 : Leasure Primary Industry : Fishing
Foz do Arelho can offer you:
Sight: Church,
Dining/Pleasure: Hotel, Restaurants, Bar, Disco, Coffé-shop,
Shopping: City centre, Pharmacy, Shops, Bakery, Florist,
Foz do Arelho - with one of the biggest lagoons in Europe
Municipal holyday: May 15
Population: about 1.200 inhabitants. Population in the municipality of Caldas da Rainha: 52.500 inhabitants.
Foz do Arelho is one of the sixteen civil parishes (freguesias) that make up the municipality of Caldas da Rainha, on the Silver Coast in western Portugal.
Foz do Arelho is located 8 km west of the city of Caldas da Rainha at the ocean basin of Lagoa de Óbidos (Óbidos Lagoon). Foz do Arelho has several magnificent beach spots; one can choose between swimming and sailing in the calm warm waters of the lagoon, or surf and swim in the cool waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
Foz do Arelho has always been a seasonal vacation resort, chosen by the elite families, with its bloom in 1930s. "Rusty" and forgotten for a number of years, it has again become a favoured vacationspot and a place to invest for a second home in the sun.
Green Hill
Foz do Arelho has one of Portugal's biggest clubs: the Green Hill. Don't be fooled by the exterior - Green Hill is realy something you can't miss if you enjoy nightlife and a good disco. Bussloads of people come all the way from Lisbon to have a good night of dancing, as the place is visited by the most famous DJ's.
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.
