Active holidays
For an active holiday or a just a sportive day
The Costa de Prata is sunny, has beautiful historic places and buildings, but also many possibilities for an active day.
The Atlantic Ocean offers great possibilities for activities on or in the water. But don't worry, also on land or in the aire you can have a great and sporty day out.
Discover the Silver Coast by foot
OESTE, or the west, is an area in the centre of Portugal, and is part of the Costa de Prata or Silver Coast. This mainly green area knows bright light and a mild climate.
The nature invites you for a hike:
The landscape is very varied: ocean, woods, fields, lagoon, vineyards, rivers and bay, alternates with small white villages, ruines, windmills, white churches and typical hamlets. All of that in landscape with beautiful hills, from which you have stunning views.
There are lovely hiking possibilities in the nature park of Serras de Aire e de Candeeiros, or around the Lagoa de Óbidos. You can also get hiking routes at the tourist offices.
The area offers many marked footpaths, and there are possibilities for geocaching.
You can also check our page Hiking routes, we continuously add new routes on that page.
Golf Featured
The best country to play golf
Although it all started in the Algarve, you can now find golfcourses all over the country. However, the best and most beautiful courses are at the Silver Coast!
Bom Sucesso
Vau
2510-663 Óbidos
Dolce Campo Real
Estrada Municipal, 619 - 1/Cadriceira
2565 - 779 Turcifal/Torres Vedras
Royal Óbidos
Cabeço da Serra, Óbidos
2510-665 - Vau
Praia D'El Rey
Vale de Janelas
2514-999 Óbidos
West Cliffs
Vau, Óbidos
Looking to book a golfcourse for a reasonable GreenFee?
Horseriding Featured
Exploring the area by horse
For riding lessons or hacks you can contact:
- CEIA (Centro Equestre Internacional de Alfeizerão)
- Centro Hípico de Alcaria, in de Serra de Aire e de Candeeiros
For that one rainy day
In Caldas da Rainha there is a great bowling alley: Bowling Caldas.
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For shop-aholics
If you love to shop, the Costa de Prata is also the place to be, because there are many shopping centres in the area.
You can find them in the list below. There are also some centres outside the area in the list, but all can be reached within an hour.
Shopping in the Costa de Prata
- LeiriaShopping in Leiria
- ArenaShopping in Torres Vedras
- W-Shopping in Santarem
- La Vie in Caldas da Rainha
Shopping in Coimbra:
- Coimbra Shopping
- Forum Coimbra
- Alma Shopping Coimbra
Shopping in Lisbon:
- Centro Vasco da Gama
- Dolce Vita Tejo
- Colombo
- Amoreiras Shopping Center
- Armazéns do Chiado
- El Corte Ingles
Outlet Centers:
- Strada Shopping & Fashion Outlet is just north of Lisbon
- South of Lisbon, just on the other side of the Tagus river, is the Freeport outlet shopping centre in Alcochete
- Between Alenquer and the Tagus river, close to Carregado, is Campera Outlet Shopping
Enjoy an organised activity
Adventure By You offers all kinds of activities and excursions, like dolphin spotting, horseriding on the beach or inland, bicycle tours, or a wine excursion. Tours are in English.
Atlantic Safaris in Nazaré offers a great day in or at the sea. Flyboarding, dolphin spotting, a tour to the Berlengas, scubadiving, and lots more. Tours are in English.
Jinah Trans offers guided tours during low season. Jan and Hilde love to take you to the best places in the Costa de Prata (Silver Coast). Tours are in Dutch, English, French and German.
Water fun for the whole family!
At the Costa de Prata you are never far from the sea if you want to swim. But a water park is of course also a great day out, especially for the kids.
There are 'Parques Aquáticos' in Peniche, Vieira de Leiria, and at the exit of the Grutas Mira d'Aire in the Serra de Aire e de Candeeiros.
Scubadiving Featured
Experience the underwater world of the Costa de Prata
In the Peniche area there are several diving schools, like Haliotis, JustDive, and AcuaSubOeste. They offer you diving lessons, or a diving trip to the Berlenga islands.
Lots of cycling possibilities
Although the Portuguese are not very keen cyclists, the number of cycling paths is increasing and the government is working on the promotion of cycling.
If you would like to explore the area by bicycle, you can contact for example Buka Bike, or Bikerent Silvercoast. You can pick up the bikes at their place, but they also deliver the bikes at your holiday rental.
At BikeIberia you can rent a bicycle for the whole of the Iberian peninsula. Please make sure you make your reservation at least 72 hours before rental date.
Go karting
Do you want to do some laps on the track, and relax on the beach after that? That’s also possible at the Costa de Prata!
There is an outdoor track near Lourinhã, Bombarral, Batalha, and Leiria.
In Caldas da Rainha there is an indoor track.
New bathhouse offers 19th century wellness
In the 19th century Nazaré was wellknown for its warm seawater baths to help relieve backaches and for slimming.
In the 20th century there were 2 "warm baths", where every year thousands of visitors came to enjoy the therapeutic properties of seawater and sea algae. The climate in Nazaré is affected by a gigantic canyon in the ocean (the Nazaré Canyon,) that causes the oceanwater to be enriched with very rich elements, and gives region pure and healthy air.
The medicinal seawater protects the skin, regulates physiological functions, relaxes tense muscles, activates the metabolism, and stimulates blood circulation. The salty ocean water is beneficial for people with rheumatism, respiratory problems, or allergies of the bronchial tubes, skin problems, obesity, insomnia, stress and depression.
Thalasso Portugal offers not only thalasso therapy, but also various spa treatments such as mud wraps, algae baths, and massages.
You can do a thoroughly enjoy the warm seawater bath with its water jets, fountains, waves and currents. After that you can relax on a lounger and enjoy the panoramic view: the port to your left, the beach and the ocean in front of you, and Sítio of Nazaré and the fort of São Miguel to the right. You'll be walking on air after this experience!
Take a look:
Escape rooms Featured
Escape rooms
Popular all over the world! Also on the Costa de Prata you can enjoy the mysteries of an escape room. At the moment there are 3 in the region, surely there will be more in the future.
There is an escape room in:
– Óbidos – Escape Tower
– Lourinhã – Enigma Box
– Leiria – Great Escape Rooms
Fun entertainment for family or a group of friends. Find hidden objects, collect the clues, solve the puzzles, and find the solution within 60 minutes. Have fun!
Spotting Dolphins Featured
Observe dolphins with your own eyes
Both from Nazaré as from Peniche, boat trips are organised to see the dolphins.
There are several agents. Such as:
Mountainbiking Featured
Centro de BTT
Portugal's first official mountainbike centre, the Centro de BTT, is located in the naturepark Serra d'Aire e Candeeiros.
There are 7 routes in the area, varying in distance and difficulty. The total length of the tracks is 265 kilometer. It's possible to combine several routes, or to switch from one route to another during your track. All routes cross nature and the best places in the area, where you can also have a stop for something to eat or drink.
The mountainbike center is located next to the ecological park Pia do Urso, in the Serra d'Aire e Candeeiros. There are changing rooms with showers available, but there is also room for cleaning your bike or do some small repairs. There is plenty of parking space around the center, and there is a restaurant and cafés at the ecological park.
The center makes sure the tracks are checked maintained throughout the year.
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