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Originally Posted by monte
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Polux, would be interested in hearing any suggestions along the spain and portugal coasts. We did sail it in 2012 but look forward to discovering some more beautiful places en route.
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I posted this on another forum. It may help:
"Along the
west coast of Portugal you should not miss Viana do Castelo, lovely town, as well as Porto, Vila do Conde, Nazaré, Figueira da Foz, Cascais and Sines. Interesting places are also Peniche and Povoa do Varzim, both
fishing ports with
Marinas.
Take care because with bad
weather there are few
ports safe to enter on that coast. Don't try to enter if the authorities say the port is closed. Lots of sailors have died trying that stunt : Leixões, Peniche, Cascais and Sines are the best options with bad
weather.
On the
west coast the places for the
winter are a lot less expensive. Figueira da Foz is a great town to have the
boat on the
winter. Figueira da Foz is a very pleasant place even on winter.
On the South coast Lagos, Albufeira and Faro are interesting places. Marina places, including Portimão, are expensive and in Faro there are few. Maybe the best interesting compromise in what regards
price and the place in Algarve is Olhão. You can also go up river on the Guadiana (also a Marina in Vila Real de Santo António on the river mouth, but difficult to maneuver due to strong river current) till Mertola where there is a river port. Nice town but lots of
boats looking for a place there."
On all the west coast there are very few sheltered places to
anchor: Aveiro, São Martinho (if your boat has 1.8m
draft or less), Cascais, Sines are exceptions. On the South coats there are more: Baleeira, Portimão, Alvor (1.8m), Olhão, Guadiana river are the main ones.
Regarding Spain I have made several seasons cruising the Rias Galegas but since you know the place also, it depends on how well you know it.
t. If you need suggestions regarding the Spanish and Portuguese coast say so.
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