On a tip from our good ol’ friend Rick Steves, we headed for the coastal town of Nazare. Known for its big waves and adorable charm. Half of the town is right on the water, while the other half is up on a cliff. It sort of reminds me of Cabo and Pedregal.
Since it’s the off season, we scored a pretty nice hotel, across the “street” from the beach.
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hiked up the hill to the cliff-y part of the city for some views of the town below. So many red roofs! Nick noted that the red roof tile guy has a monopoly in Portugal! Don’t you love that random tree in the middle of the city?! FYI – I captured roughly 70% of the city in this single image.
While the weather wasn’t awesome, the views were still quite nice.
And the graffiti was top notch.
See Nick’s shorts? I wouldn’t say it was shorts weather, but he packed his shorts and flip flops and was determined to wear them, rather than admit he’d packed something and never wore it. So the shorts and flip flops made their debut in 60F Nazare!
On our first night, we had dinner at a tiny restaurant called Restaurante A Tasquinha (but they’re all tiny….so that’s not a good descriptor). The owner, Carlos, greeted us when we walked in. Nick ordered the sea bass and I ordered a rice/stew dish. Nick got a whole fish, which the waiter kindly de-boned for us and my dish was a gigantic pot of rice and seafood – the Portuguese equivalent to paella is the best way to describe it. It was delicious, especially on a cold and stormy day. Before we could leave, Carlos “forced” us to take a parting shot of port with him. He’s adorable. I’d go again just to hang with Carlos.