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Nazare

South-facing ridge site · 99 m takeoff · 95 m height gain

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Site guide

Nazare is a hill site in Portugal with a recorded launch elevation of 99 m. It works best in southerly winds, and can also work in south-easterly and south-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

  • LP-R60A MONTE REAL H24 suA Oft GND - 4000ft MSL +1 more • tap for all Source: ParaglidingEarth

Takeoff

  • Take-offYou have 2 choices, the one represented in the paraglidingmap, and other one at the left side of the elevator (from the beach to the top). NO FLYING JULY N AUGUST99 m · Source: ParaglidingEarth

99 m · 39.6046, -9.0787 · Directions

Landing

  • LandingYou have all beach to you...4 m · Source: ParaglidingEarth

4 m · 0.5 km away · glide 1:5.3

Rules & airspace

  • it depends, 2/3 days per month Update on 2025-03-19: a friend was preparing his wing for flying here when two guys approached and said that it is a restricted area, the fine is 1500+ euros, confiscation of the equipment, and the police… Source: ParaglidingEarth

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When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Nazare are on the way. We are scoring ten years of weather for every site, month by month, against this site, its region and the sites around it.

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • LIS Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport92 km
  • CAT Cascais Airport101 km
  • VSE Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)160 km

Nearest towns

  • Nazaré1 km
  • Valado dos Frades5 km
  • Cela8 km

Public transport directions from Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (Google Maps)All travel options from Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (Rome2Rio)

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Nazare; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot. Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors

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This week

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