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This cache is hidden in the
promontory separating the bay from the ocean southwards.
In the coordinates given as
a start point you will find the ruins of the Santana chapel.
Position yourself in what was once the main door threshold
(see picture bellow) facing the stone arch (approx. direction
East). Now, whitout moving, observe and choose the correct
answer to get the final coordinates:
- If you
are able to see (make direct unobstructed eye contact
with) the cement quay: N39º 30,543 W9º
8,743
- If you
are able to see the quay and the white and red stripped
pole marking the alignment which boats must follow to
enter the bay: N39º 30,573 W9º 9,030
- If you
see none of the former: N39º 30,545 W9º
8,894
- If you
see none of the former but you are able to see the
lighthouse: N39º 30,565 W9º
9,182
:: S.
Martinho
The current bay of S.
Martinho is the last vestige of an ancient Golf which, until the
16th century, extended itself inwards to Alfeizerão. It opens to
the ocean through a small mouth, around 180 meters large, between
the hills of Santana, to the South, and the Lighthouse, to the
North (check the photos below).From the top of the belvederes of
Facho and Cruzeiro, near the Chapel of Saint Anthony, it is a
pleasure to take a look at the bay coloured by the typical yellow
fishing boats and by the silvered track of small recreational
ones.
The town, founded by the monks of the Monastery of Alcobaça at the
13th century, goes down in the shape of an amphitheatre from the
hillside to the Dock, in the northern corner of the Beach. Over
recent years it was progressively extended through the Marginal
Avenue to the dunes of Salir. Its ancient houses can be discovered
by climbing the D. Pedro V lane to the scenic spot of José Bento da
Silva Square, or to the Main Church, from the 18th
century.
S. Martinho do Porto has
many possible walking routes, esplanades, pubs and restaurants for
you to discover. The sea is astonishingly quiet and the beach a
paradise for children and nautical sports.
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PANORAMIC PHOTO OF S.
MARTINHO DO PORTO
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Position your feet
here, facing the arch:
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