Lorena’s guidebook to Vila Praia de Âncora
Food scene
A pricier option for delicious regional food. The seafood is incredible and wine list to salivate over. Great location in front of the beach. Make a reservation to obtain a table on the varanda.
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Restaurante Vitória Mar
A pricier option for delicious regional food. The seafood is incredible and wine list to salivate over. Great location in front of the beach. Make a reservation to obtain a table on the varanda.
A lovely café in a gorgeous location with breakfast, lunch and dinner options. Right next to the children's park. Enjoy views over the river/beach. Some saturday afternoons feature acoustic outdoor music.
Ruivo’s Vila
98 Avenida Doutor Ramos PereiraA lovely café in a gorgeous location with breakfast, lunch and dinner options. Right next to the children's park. Enjoy views over the river/beach. Some saturday afternoons feature acoustic outdoor music.
The weekly farmer's market is on Thursdays and features stands of locals who work their land and sell surplus food (farm fresh eggs, smoked meats, fruits and veggies) and stands that sell food as a private business. There are also commercial stands with clothing, shoes, etc.
Mercado Local
303 Largo do MercadoThe weekly farmer's market is on Thursdays and features stands of locals who work their land and sell surplus food (farm fresh eggs, smoked meats, fruits and veggies) and stands that sell food as a private business. There are also commercial stands with clothing, shoes, etc.
Sightseeing
The beach has a river running through it that then opens out to the ocean. The river is kid-friendly and the ocean is a good option for boogie-boarders/surfers. There is a volleyball net set up by the council as well.
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Praia de Vila Praia de Âncora
CamboasThe beach has a river running through it that then opens out to the ocean. The river is kid-friendly and the ocean is a good option for boogie-boarders/surfers. There is a volleyball net set up by the council as well.
Built around 2000 B.C. the Dolmen da Barrosa is one of the most emblematic monuments built during the Megalithic period in the Iberian Peninsula. There is a large green area around. Good spot to go for a picnic at the shady picnic tables.
Anta da Barrosa
1081 R. Miguel BombardaBuilt around 2000 B.C. the Dolmen da Barrosa is one of the most emblematic monuments built during the Megalithic period in the Iberian Peninsula. There is a large green area around. Good spot to go for a picnic at the shady picnic tables.
Enjoy 180 degree fantastic views over the Âncora River valley and the Atlantic Ocean. Not to miss! Picnic tables also available and a small park next to the on-site café. Two other surprises on the top as well.
Monte Calvário
Enjoy 180 degree fantastic views over the Âncora River valley and the Atlantic Ocean. Not to miss! Picnic tables also available and a small park next to the on-site café. Two other surprises on the top as well.
This is the main Praça of Vila Praia de Âncora. Plenty of café options there and around the Praça. From May - June there are spring flowers placed in the Praça and around the chapel entrance. Heading West from here will take you straight to the train station or the beach.
Praça da República
Praça da RepúblicaThis is the main Praça of Vila Praia de Âncora. Plenty of café options there and around the Praça. From May - June there are spring flowers placed in the Praça and around the chapel entrance. Heading West from here will take you straight to the train station or the beach.
This beach has two views, depending on which side you sit.
Sit on the side facing the river - Praia da Foz do Minho - and enjoy views onto Santa Tecla (Spain) and Caminha (Portugal). Usually child-friendly.
Alternatively, take the boardwalk and get onto the side of the beach with a view onto the Atlantic Ocean and Santa Tecla.
Praia da Foz do Minho
This beach has two views, depending on which side you sit.
Sit on the side facing the river - Praia da Foz do Minho - and enjoy views onto Santa Tecla (Spain) and Caminha (Portugal). Usually child-friendly.
Alternatively, take the boardwalk and get onto the side of the beach with a view onto the Atlantic Ocean and Santa Tecla.
Lots of great spots nearby. A small beach (behind the fort), the fish market (northwest of the fort), Masseira café (to the immediate North).
Forte da Lagarteira
Avenida Campo do CasteloLots of great spots nearby. A small beach (behind the fort), the fish market (northwest of the fort), Masseira café (to the immediate North).
City/town information
Caminha is a nearby town with medieval history. A really cute 'town centre' featuring a fountain and several cafés. When the weather is nice, you have a great view of Spain.
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Caminha
Caminha is a nearby town with medieval history. A really cute 'town centre' featuring a fountain and several cafés. When the weather is nice, you have a great view of Spain.
Another beach town with a great coastal walk extending on from Vila Praia de Âncora. Several cafés on the beach.
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Moledo
Another beach town with a great coastal walk extending on from Vila Praia de Âncora. Several cafés on the beach.
Viana do Castelo is a lovely historic town that retains a lot of the medieval character. A river runs south of Viana with a fenced-in kid's playground next to it.
Try and take the funicular to the very top of the hill and see the Cathedral of Santa Luzia and lovely views onto River Lima and the Atlantic Ocean.
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VIANA DO CASTELO
Viana do Castelo is a lovely historic town that retains a lot of the medieval character. A river runs south of Viana with a fenced-in kid's playground next to it.
Try and take the funicular to the very top of the hill and see the Cathedral of Santa Luzia and lovely views onto River Lima and the Atlantic Ocean.
Famous for the ancient Roman bridge and oldest rock festival in Portugal it also has gorgeous river-side beaches called 'Azenhas de Vilar de Mouros.'
Vilar de Mouros
Famous for the ancient Roman bridge and oldest rock festival in Portugal it also has gorgeous river-side beaches called 'Azenhas de Vilar de Mouros.'
They say the Romans who arrived upon seeing the River and the natural beauty beyond it believed to have reached Elysium (paradise/Heaven). If you like busy 'feiras', make sure to visit on a Sunday.
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ponte de lima
They say the Romans who arrived upon seeing the River and the natural beauty beyond it believed to have reached Elysium (paradise/Heaven). If you like busy 'feiras', make sure to visit on a Sunday.