Portugal Oeste

Peniche

Oeste · Portugal
Peniche, Portugal
Photo: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL CC BY-SA 2.0 source

This photogenic Atlantic-facing town on the Portuguese coast in the Oeste region, Peniche has a walkable centre with a real food-and-drink scene and water views from multiple vantage points. Its 16th-century fortress, begun in 1557, served as a political prison under the Estado Novo regime and now houses a museum dedicated to resistance against that government.

  • Population15,662
  • Nearest water0.3 km
  • Nearest mountain9.8 km
  • UNESCO within 50 km2

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