One of the most popular seaside resorts on the Silver Coast/Costa de Prata in Portugal, Nazaré has earned a worldwide reputation as a surfing mecca. Tens of thousands of surfers from all over the world flock to the tiny seaside town every year, and it’s a sight to behold. The town is about 40% Portuguese grandmothers in layers upon layers of petticoats and 60% sunburnt and tattooed worshippers at the shrine of Praia do Norte — the North Beach, a symbol of big-wave surfing the world over.
This essay was shot over 36 hours for Cultured Kiwi.
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