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The Oeste is a region of , along the Atlantic coast. Among Oeste's numerous sights are several sandy beaches, many known for their great surfing waves.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Caldas da Rainha and Alcobaça.

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is a city in 's Oeste region, about 10 km from the Atlantic Ocean and 90 km north of . Absent from most travellers' itineraries, this charming city is a great place to experience authentic without hordes of tourists.

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is a small city in 's Oeste region. The popular bayside beach town of São Martinho do Porto is located in the municipality.

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is a lovely village in the Oeste region of . It became a world famous surf spot and entered the Guinness Book of Records due to its gigantic waves. It is usually crowded in summer.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Óbidos and Peniche.

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is a town of 12,000 people in the Oeste region of . It's a popular destination due to its walled hilltop medieval centre. has a large concentration of bookshops and golf resorts.

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is a city in the Oeste region of , on a peninsula jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean. is blessed with several beautiful beaches, which are popular among the surf set.

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is a municipality in 's Oeste. is a strong agricultural region linked with its vineyards and intense commercial and industrial life.

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is a municipality in the , Portugal. The population in 2021 was 39,032, in an area of 187.25 km². The city itself has a population of 32,330.

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, officially the Town of , is a municipality in the and in the Oeste region. The population in 2011 was 43,267, in an area of 304.22 square kilometres. The present Mayor is Pedro Miguel Ferreira Folgado.

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is a town and municipality of 26,000 people in the Oeste region of . It has extensive, picturesque beaches and, more recently, by the paleontological remains, which include fossilised bones, footprints, eggs and embryos from Jurassic dinosaurs, many of which can be seen at the local museum, Museu da .

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is a town and a municipality of Estremadura province in . It is in the Centro Region and the Pinhal Litoral subregion. The population in 2011 was 24,342, in an area of 261.83 km2.

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is a municipality in the Oeste region, historical province of Estremadura, and the . The population in 2011 was 13,193, in an area of 91.29 square kilometres. It includes four civil parishes that provide local services.

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is a municipality in the in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 13,391, in an area of 77.96 square kilometres. The present Mayor is André Filipe dos Santos Rijo, elected from the Socialist Party.

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is a municipality in the District of Lisbon in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 10,156, in an area of 52.10 km2. The present Mayor is José Alberto Quintino, elected by the Unitary Democratic Coalition.

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is a municipality in the Oeste intermunicipal community and of . The population in 2011 was 14,228, in an area of 174.89 km2. The present Mayor is José Bernardo Nunes, elected by the Social Democratic Party.

Oeste

Latitude of center
39.4° or 39° 24′ north
Longitude of center
-9.1333° or 9° 7′ 60″ west
Population
339,000
Wiki­data ID
Q1500660
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Oeste” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Mendebaldea”
  • Basque: “Oeste”
  • Catalan: “Subregió de l’Oeste”
  • Dutch: “Oeste Subregion”
  • Finnish: “Oeste”
  • French: “Oeste”
  • French: “Ouest”
  • French: “Sous-région Ouest”
  • Galician: “Subrexión Oeste”
  • German: “Oeste”
  • German: “West”
  • Italian: “Ovest”
  • Japanese: “オエシュティ”
  • Polish: “Oeste”
  • Portuguese: “Oeste”
  • Portuguese: “Sub-região Oeste”
  • Russian: “Оэште”
  • Russian: “Уэшти”
  • Spanish: “Oeste”
  • Turkish: “Oeste”

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Oeste”. Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.