Foz do Arelho

Is located 8 km from the town of Caldas da Rainha. Bordered on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Bordered on the south by the Lagoon of Óbidos. With beautiful beaches, waters and vistas, Foz de Arelho is ideal for water sports enthusiasts. Almost every branch of water sports can be practiced here.

Is one of the most popular seaside resorts on the Silver Coast. The place consists of the 'Praia' (the beach), Sitio an old town on top of a cliff and Perderneira, also located on top of a mountain. Sitio can be reached via a (detour) road as well as by cable car. But for sports enthusiasts there is also a hiking trail to the top. Nazaré is world famous for its waves that can reach heights of tens of meters on the clips of the Sitio. And a mecca for (professional) surfers.

The name Porto de Mós is thought to come from the time of the Roman occupation when the river Lena, which was still passable at the time, had a port (porto) here where millstones (mós) were loaded and unloaded, which were made in a quarry in the region. The centuries-long occupation of the Porto de Mós region is clearly visible in the Municipal Museum (Museu Municipal), which exhibits various fossils and dinosaur bones, as well as remnants of the human occupation such as the various stone axes (Paleolithic and Neolithic), coins and iron spears from Roman times.

The castle, located on the highest point, was rebuilt by order of King D. Sancho I in the 13th century and two centuries later it was turned into a palace fortress of beautiful and unusual design, which can still be seen today. Near Porto de Mós is the Parque Natural da Serra de Aire e Candeeiros, with limestone slopes that hide beautiful galleries in the caves, such as the open caves of Santo António, Alvados and Mira d`Aire. On the surface, among the traditional villages and mills of stone, there are still traces of the time when the dinosaurs lived here, in the form of traces left behind in Pedreira do Galinha; Roman remains can also be visited here, such as the beautiful street work in Alqueidão da Serra.