Miradouro do Sítio (Suberco)
Miradouro do Suberco
A viewpoint on a cliff about 100 metres high, overlooking Nazaré's crescent beach and white fishing village. It is the most classic postcard view.
Sítio is Nazaré's upper town, built on top of the cliffs. The Miradouro do Sítio (Suberco) viewpoint, about 110 metres above sea level, offers a panorama of the crescent-shaped beach, the neat white houses with red-tiled roofs and, in the distance, Pederneira. Beside the viewpoint is the small Memory Chapel (Capela da Memória). Legend says that a 12th-century knight, Fuas Roupinho, was chasing a deer when he nearly fell off the cliff and was saved after the Virgin Mary appeared to him, and the chapel marks that spot. Local women in seven-layer skirts often sell dried fruit and nuts in the square. Admission is free. You can go up and down by funicular or on foot along the path.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Sanctuary of Our Lady of Nazaré
- Nazaré Funicular
- Praia da Nazaré
- Nazaré Lighthouse (Forte de São Miguel Arcanjo)
- Praia do Norte
- São Martinho do Porto Bay
- Alcobaça Monastery
- Caldas da Rainha