👀 Are you into gravel bikes? We have something for you - we manufacture certified high-end gravel bikes.
Hidden locations and beautiful spots near Nazare.
We ride this coast every week. Some places we send every guest to. Others we share with the people who ask the right questions. This page is the latter — a working map of the spots our guides stop at: clifftop sanctuaries, UNESCO monasteries, dinosaur tracks pressed into 175-million-year-old limestone, fishing villages where lunch is whatever the boats brought in. Click any pin for a short note from us, plus a one-tap link to open it in Google Maps.
Explore the map
Tap a marker to read why we love it. Use the Google Maps link to drop the pin straight into your phone — handy when you're planning a self-guided ride or a rest-day road trip.
-
Sítio
The historic clifftop district of Nazaré, offering spectacular panoramic views and home to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Nazaré.
-
Nazaré
A picturesque fishing village famous for its giant waves, rich maritime culture, and beautiful beaches.
-
Nazaré North Beach
The world-famous big wave surfing spot where record-breaking waves are surfed during winter months, located beneath the iconic Nazaré lighthouse.
-
Praia do Salgado
-
São Martinho do Porto
-
Óbidos Lagoon
The largest saltwater lagoon in Portugal and an important ecological site, hosting diverse bird species and aquatic life in its wetland habitats.
-
Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaça
Founded by Portugal's first King, D. Afonso Henriques, in 1153, through a donation to Bernard of Clairvaux (France), the Monastery of Alcobaça is one of the largest and best-preserved Cistercian monasteries in all of Europe, and was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1989.
-
Castelo de Alcobaça
castle ruins
-
Batalha
Batalha is a town and a municipality in historical Beira Litoral province, and Leiria district in the Centro of Portugal. The town's name means "battle".
-
Fátima
One of the most important Catholic pilgrimage sites in the world, famous for the reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary to three shepherd children in 1917.
-
Pegadas de Dinossauro
A plateau overlooking the ocean with dinosaur footprints.
-
.jpeg)
Monte de São Bartolomeu
Its historical, religious and natural significance is undeniable. It is connected to the Legend of Our Lady of Nazareth, as seen in the double nomenclature (S. Brás and S. Bartolomeu), which comes from the relics of these saints brought by King Rodrigo and Friar Romano.
-
São Pedro de Moel
A charming seaside resort town with a picturesque lighthouse, beautiful beach, and surrounded by pine forests.
-
Porto de Mós
Porto de Mós is a historic town nestled in Portugal’s Central Region, within the Aire and Candeeiros Mountains Natural Park. It’s renowned for its striking medieval castle, its proximity to São Jorge — site of the decisive 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota that secured Portugal’s independence.
-
Igreja de São Gião
São Gião is one of the oldest churches in Portugal. Various research projects have revealed traces of human occupation from the Roman period to the 18th century.
-
Jardim do Amor
Beautiful, romantic spot tied to the legendary story of Pedro I and Inês de Castro.
How to use this guide
These pins are not a checklist. Pick the three or four that sound most like your kind of day, build a loop, and leave room for the unplanned coffee stop or detour. We're biased — most of these are reachable on two wheels from one of our rental hubs, and our guides know the quietest way to get there.
Open in Google Maps
Every place has a one-tap link that drops the pin directly into your phone — for navigation, saved-list planning, or sharing with the friend you're riding with.
Reachable on two wheels
Most pins are inside an Irondeer guided-tour radius. Want a route between three of them? Talk to us — we'll trace it on Komoot before you arrive.
Real local notes
No copy-paste tourism brochure. Each note is what one of our guides would actually tell you if you asked at coffee.
Want to ride between these pins, not drive?
Tell us which two or three places caught your eye — we'll build a guided or self-guided bike route around them, with the right bike, the right pace, and the stops the map doesn't show.
What's the best way to visit all of these locations when staying in Nazare?
Even though driving by a car seems to be a quick way to visit these stunning locations near Nazare, there are a lot of things which you would miss driving inside of the car.
Beauty of Nazare and its surroundings is hidden behind the public roads and in IronDeer we believe that the best way of reaching out to all of these sweet spots would be definitely with a bikes.
Even though driving by a car seems to be a quick way to visit these stunning locations near Nazare, there are a lot of things which you would miss driving inside of the car.
Beauty of Nazare and its surroundings is hidden behind the public roads and in IronDeer we believe that the best way of reaching out to all of these sweet spots would be definitely with a bikes.
