Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Surfing was taken to new heights this week at an event in Portugal that showcased the world’s best big-wave surfers riding building-size waves so dangerous ...

Tucked into a far corner of Europe, just two hours north of Lisbon, is one of my favorite beach towns: Nazare, a Portuguese fishing town turned tourist retreat. Visitors are greeted by the energetic ...

Some of the biggest waves ever surfed break off the now-iconic coastline of Nazaré, which is Portugal's charming little town, packed with terracotta rooftops and dramatic cliffs. Gigantic, 80-foot ...

Veteran surfer Márcio Freire died Thursday in Portugal in a surfing accident. He was 47. The Portuguese Surfing Federation confirmed Freire's death in a statement. Translated to English, the ...

Veteran Brazilian surfer Marcio Freire died on Thursday while surfing giant waves in Nazaré, located on the central coast of Portugal, local authorities said. Freire’s death was confirmed by the Port ...

Mainland Portugal's 586 miles of sun-soaked Atlantic shoreline are dotted with charming coastal cities, many of which are often underrated and overlooked. One of them is Aveiro, also known as the ...

Does that mean anything to you? It didn’t mean anything to anybody a dozen years ago. But the little town of that name on the Portuguese coast has in the past few years vaulted into prominence as the ...

Since 2010, when the Rip Curl Pro Search first brought the WSL Championship Tour to Portugal, surfing has become a huge part of the local landscape. Although the Search was traditionally a ...

Surfers on a beach in Portugal. "Portugal's coastline is a journey of timeless beauty and soulful discovery. Each town along the shore tells a story, not just through its landscapes, but through its ...

Jan. 28, 2013. U.S. surfer Garrett McNamara rides a wave off Praia do Norte beach in Nazare, Portugal. McNamara is said to have broken his own world record for the largest wave surfed when he caught ...

Tucked into a far corner of Europe, just two hours north of Lisbon, is one of my favorite beach towns: Nazaré, an Atlantic Coast fishing town turned tourist retreat. Visitors are greeted by the ...