- Population
- 800
- 800
- Elevation
- 60 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CAT Cascais Airport16 km
- LIS Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport29 km
About Azenhas do Mar
Azenhas do Mar is a village. Location: Colares, Sintra Municipality. Population: 800. Elevation: 60 m.
Azenhas do Mar (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈzeɲɐʒ ðu ˈmaɾ]) is a seaside village in the civil parish of Colares, Sintra, Portugal. It is situated on a cliff along the Atlantic Ocean, about 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Lisbon, within the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park. As of 2017, it had 451 inhabitants. The name Azenhas do Mar literally means “Watermills of the Sea,” referring to the watermills that once operated along the nearby Cameijo Creek to grind wheat.
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Photos of Azenhas do Mar
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Cabo da Roca Olga1969 · CC BY 4.0 -
Sintra National Palace Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Azenhas do Mar
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 18° · Night 11° · Rain 100 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 8°)
- Wettest month
- December (109 mm)
- Driest month
- July (7 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 15° | 16° | 17° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 21° | 18° | 15° |
| Average low (°C) | 8° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 98 | 82 | 49 | 60 | 53 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 77 | 100 | 109 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September October
How to get to Azenhas do Mar
The nearest airport is Cascais Airport (CAT), 16 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) (29 km). The nearest large city is Lisbon, 30 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Cascais Airport (CAT) Cascais 16 kmsoutheast
- Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) Lisbon 29 kmeast
- Portimão Airport (PRM) Portimão 203 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Lisbon Population: 517.8K 30 kmsoutheast
- Setúbal Population: 118.2K 61 kmsoutheast
- Badajoz Population: 150.5K 216 kmeast
- Porto Population: 252.7K 266 kmnorth
- Huelva Population: 144.3K 282 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Azenhas do Mar
Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 134 natural sites, 8 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km41 places
- Suimo Mountain 16 kmE
- Pena Mountain 8 kmSE
- Três Cabeços Mountain 20 kmNE
- Alto da Toupeira Mountain 22 kmE
25–60 km79 places
- Castelo dos Mouros (Arrábida) Historic site 56 kmSE
- Galápos Beach Beach 58 kmSE
- Alpertuche Beach Beach 58 kmSE
- Albarquel Beach Beach 60 kmSE
60–100 km64 places
- Convento de Santa Teresa de Jesus de Setúbal Attraction 60 kmSE
- Outão Beach Beach 60 kmSE
- Saúde Beach Beach 60 kmSE
- Zemaneira Mountain 60 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Vigia da Mata Mountain, São João das Lampas2.2 km N
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Penedo do Murselo Mountain, São João das Lampas3.8 km N
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Cabecinho de Pianos Mountain, São João das Lampas4.2 km NE
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Pedras da Granja Mountain, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)5.1 km E
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Cabeço do Soiza Mountain, Colares6.4 km S
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Cabo da Roca Natural site, Colares7.6 km SW
Sources & licences
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