In just one day, you can sunbathe on a beach and spend some time in the water surrounded by a lush green landscape. Windsurfing in Portugal is an unforgettable experience… Let Extreme Sports Café's partner Wind surfing School introduce you to the fantastic sport of Windsurfing in a beautiful location moderately Mediterranean maritime climate..Learn how to windsurf in Portugal.
Extreme Sports Cafés’ partner Portugal Windsurfing School is located in a beautiful unspoiled area with no big buildings and no large crowds. On the Atlantic beaches, you can still walk around the primitive dunes with no crowds. There is no need for cars or buses here, you can walk straight from the Windsurfing centre to the beach, to the camping site or the hotel in about 3 min, everything is conveniently close by.
- The first surprising aspect for whoever visits the Tourist Region of Rota da Luz for the first time is that everything is so close by. It only takes a few minutes to go from the sun-drenched sands to the coolness of the
pine woods and vineyards and the invigorating air of the hilltops, as only a few kilometres separate the coastal areas of Ovar, Murtosa, Aveiro, Ílhavo and Vagos from the green slopes of Vale de Cambra and Águeda or from the riverbanks of the Douro River. - The second surprising aspect is the Ria itself, its horizons of different shades of blue, dotted here and there with white salt pyramids and the sails of the Moliceiros (typical boats of Aveiro), the maize-fields and pastures. Extreme Sports Cafés’ new partner Portuguese Windsurfing Centre is located in a beautiful unspoiled area with no big buildings and large crowds and offers courses and lessons from May to September. With Atlantic beaches were you can still walk around the primitive dunes and with no crowds.
Our partner Portugal windsurfing school is located on a sand strip with the Atlantic Ocean on one side and a lagoon on the other side. The lagoon where windsurfing lessons are taught has very shallow water, which is ideal for beginners and the ocean side has the Atlantic swell with waves everyday, making it very good for surf camps.
For more information on Windsurfing Courses near Aveiro Portugal from Extreme Sports Cafe, please check our Windsurfing Portugal Courses page.
Windsurfing Aveiro Portugal Courses from Extreme Sports Cafe
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Aveiro Portugal - The town of Aveiro is located about 60Km south of Porto and 260Km north of Lisbon, close to the sea. The nearest airports are in Lisbon and OPorto. From these airports Aveiro can be easily reached by train via the 'north line' or by car via the 'high-way A1'.
- Aveiro is a small sized town inside of a tourist region (Região Rota da Luz), with a versatile mix of beaches, country and mountains, and the center of the Ria de Aveiro, a unique river mouth region in the country.
- Furthermore, the area is currently the centre of major investment, both public and private, the renewal of the seaside area (program Polis), the building of the “Europe of the Kids” and major restructuring of the transportation network. So that visitors can enjoy the relaxation and quietness of small metropolis while benefiting from high standard communication and accommodation facilities.
- The town of Aveiro has thus traditions in the field of telecommunications, and is committed in the development of the “digital city” concept, and consequently there are significant facilities in terms of communications and multimedia access.
Aveiro Portugal Climate - The proximity to the sea and the existence of large bodies of water, such as the Ria of Aveiro, imprint very specific climatic characteristics to this region. The climate is humid all year long and is also characterised by moderately cold winters and mild summers. The rainy season usually begins in October and ends in May. Therefore, the climate could be characterised as a moderately Mediterranean maritime climate.
- Using the values regarding Aveiro as a frame of reference, the annual average temperature is 15º C, with a temperature range of 8.5ºC. In the summer, the maximum temperature often exceeds 30ºC. In the winter, the average temperature is approximately 10º C. The total annual precipitation average is approximately 900 mm, however, it is higher in the mountain area.
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Aveiro Portugal - Accommodation
There are a few available accommodation/lodging facilities near Extreme Sports Cafes’ Portuguese Water Sports Centre including:
- A Camping Site - about 100 meters from The Windsurfing Centre.
- Residencial rooms - about 100 meters from The Windsurfing Centre.
- Hotel rooms - about 2km from The Windsurfing Centre.
- Hotel rooms - in the nearest city Aveiro about 8km from The Windsurfing Centre.
Aveiro Portugal - Getting There
Most people arrive in Portugal by plane. The Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport (Oporto Airport) is the largest airport in the region, providing links to over 30 international destinations and seeing millions of passengers every year. There are various scheduled and charter airlines serving Porto’s airport from many European capitals such as London, Madrid, Rome and Paris.
- Oporto International Airport - Located just 11kms from Porto’s city centre, Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport is the largest airport in the Iberian Peninsular. It is extremely modern and functional, and is one of the major gateways into Portugal.The airport is served by the Porto Metro, linking it to downtown Porto, pendolino trains and by transfer to other urban centres of Greater Porto. It is a single terminal facility which caters for all domestic, international and intercontinental flights.
- Once you are inside the terminal, you will see that there are many facilities on offer. Banks, bureaux de change facilities and ATMs can be found dotted across the airport and a post office is on hand for last-minute postcards or letters which need to be sent. An information desk can be found in the airport and several smaller postal booths are spread throughout the airport.
Windsurfing Lessons near Aveiro, Portugal from Extreme Sports Cafe
All of our Windsurfing Aveiro Portugal Courses can be booked online
