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Encyclopedia > Ericeira
Ericeira
Coat of arms of Ericeira
Parish coat of arms
Municipality Mafra
Area 12.19 km²
Population
 - Total
 - Density

6,597 (2001)
541/km²
Website: none

Ericeira is a parish and a fishing and seaside resort town on the west coast of Portugal, in the municipality of Mafra, about 35 km north-west of the centre of Lisbon. Its name originates from Ouriceira, which derives from Ouriço, the Portuguese name for a sea urchin, as seen on the coat of arms. Image File history File links MFR-ericeira. ... // The 18 districts and 2 autonomous regions of Portugal subdivided into their municipalities Portugal is divided into 18 districts (Portuguese: distritos) and 2 autonomous regions (Portuguese: regiões autónomas), Azores and Madeira, that are further sub-divided into 308 municipalities (Portuguese: municípios or concelhos). ... District Lisbon Mayor   - Party José Maria Ministro dos Santos PSD Area 291. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Many of the municipalities of Portugal are older than the country itself. ... District Lisbon Mayor   - Party José Maria Ministro dos Santos PSD Area 291. ... Lisbon (Portuguese: Lisboa, IPA: ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal. ... Subclasses Euechinoidea Superorder Atelostomata Order Cassiduloida Order Spatangoida (heart urchins) Superorder Diadematacea Order Diadematoida Order Echinothurioida Order Pedinoida Superorder Echinacea Order Arbacioida Order Echinoida Order Phymosomatoida Order Salenioida Order Temnopleuroida Superorder Gnathostomata Order Clypeasteroida (sand dollars) Order Holectypoida Perischoechinoidea Order Cidaroida (pencil urchins) Sea urchins are spiny sea creatures of...


The Ribeira d'Ilhas beach, which routinely hosts a round of the World Surf Championship and is widely regarded as one of the best beaches in Europe[citation needed] for the practice of this sport, is located 2 km to the north of the city. It is a popular destination for holiday-makers and amateur surfers, as there are over 40 beaches with good surf in the area. For other uses, see Surfing (disambiguation). ... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ...


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Parishes of Mafra municipality
Coat of arms of Mafra
Azueira | Carvoeira | Cheleiros | Encarnação | Enxara do Bispo | Ericeira | Gradil | Igreja Nova | Mafra | Malveira | Milharado
Santo Estêvão das Galés | Santo Isidoro | São Miguel de Alcainça | Sobral da Abelheira | Venda do Pinheiro | Vila Franca do Rosário

Coordinates: 38°59′N 9°25′W District Lisbon Mayor   - Party José Maria Ministro dos Santos PSD Area 291. ... Image File history File links MFR.png Crest of Mafra (Portugal) Author: Sérgio Horta The author has agreed to usage of his works under the GNU-FDL, as long as he is quoted as the source: Caro Senhor, Manuel Anastácio File links The following pages link to this... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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Lisbon - Mafra and Ericeira | Footprint Guides (608 words)
Ericeira is 50 km northwest of Lisbon, 10 km from Mafra.
Touisprai buses run from Ericeira to Ribeira das llhas to the north and Lizando to the south.
Ericeira, draped above the clifftops with narrow cobbled streets, white-washed houses and kitsch Christmas decorations manages to cling rather tentatively to its traditional village status.
ericeira's spots (514 words)
Ericeira was and is the Mecca of Portuguese surfing.
An extremely hollow left reef break, located in front of the camping and caravan park north of Ericeira, which works best on South/SW swells, holding large surf if the swell directions is perfect.
It is your last chance when everything else in Ericeira is huge and you don’t feel like driving.
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