Pictures of Peniche

• Portugal
• Europe
• World

A historic port clings to rough-hewn cliffs and magnificent headlands in this seaside city, famed for its surf beaches, local artisans, historic forts and nature reserves.

Named for its “super tube” waves, this beach is one of Portugal’s premier surfing destinations and hosts international championships with its wild swells.

Learn about pirates, shipwrecks and birdlife on this island capped with a 17th-century fort or go on a diving tour and experience the vivid underwater world.

Learn about pirates, shipwrecks and birdlife on this island capped with a 17th-century fort or go on a diving tour and experience the vivid underwater world.

Check out an old lighthouse and peer out across Atlantic Ocean to the Berlengas Islands from this rugged cape on the westernmost point of Peniche.

Learn about pirates, shipwrecks and birdlife on this island capped with a 17th-century fort or go on a diving tour and experience the vivid underwater world.

Named for its “super tube” waves, this beach is one of Portugal’s premier surfing destinations and hosts international championships with its wild swells.

Learn about pirates, shipwrecks and birdlife on this island capped with a 17th-century fort or go on a diving tour and experience the vivid underwater world.

Learn about pirates, shipwrecks and birdlife on this island capped with a 17th-century fort or go on a diving tour and experience the vivid underwater world.

Learn about pirates, shipwrecks and birdlife on this island capped with a 17th-century fort or go on a diving tour and experience the vivid underwater world.

Learn about pirates, shipwrecks and birdlife on this island capped with a 17th-century fort or go on a diving tour and experience the vivid underwater world.

Learn about pirates, shipwrecks and birdlife on this island capped with a 17th-century fort or go on a diving tour and experience the vivid underwater world.

Named for its “super tube” waves, this beach is one of Portugal’s premier surfing destinations and hosts international championships with its wild swells.

Check out an old lighthouse and peer out across Atlantic Ocean to the Berlengas Islands from this rugged cape on the westernmost point of Peniche.

Learn about pirates, shipwrecks and birdlife on this island capped with a 17th-century fort or go on a diving tour and experience the vivid underwater world.

Named for its “super tube” waves, this beach is one of Portugal’s premier surfing destinations and hosts international championships with its wild swells.

Check out an old lighthouse and peer out across Atlantic Ocean to the Berlengas Islands from this rugged cape on the westernmost point of Peniche.

Learn about pirates, shipwrecks and birdlife on this island capped with a 17th-century fort or go on a diving tour and experience the vivid underwater world.

Learn about pirates, shipwrecks and birdlife on this island capped with a 17th-century fort or go on a diving tour and experience the vivid underwater world.

Check out an old lighthouse and peer out across Atlantic Ocean to the Berlengas Islands from this rugged cape on the westernmost point of Peniche.

Learn about pirates, shipwrecks and birdlife on this island capped with a 17th-century fort or go on a diving tour and experience the vivid underwater world.

Learn about pirates, shipwrecks and birdlife on this island capped with a 17th-century fort or go on a diving tour and experience the vivid underwater world.

Check out an old lighthouse and peer out across Atlantic Ocean to the Berlengas Islands from this rugged cape on the westernmost point of Peniche.

Learn about pirates, shipwrecks and birdlife on this island capped with a 17th-century fort or go on a diving tour and experience the vivid underwater world.