Ericeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [eɾiˈsɐjɾɐ]) is a civil parish and seaside resort/fishing community on the western coast of Portugal, in the municipality of Mafra, about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of the capital, Lisbon. The population in 2011 was 10,260, in an area of 12.05 km². Ericeira is regarded by some as being Europe's Surf Mecca, due to the exceptional coastline conditions for the practice of Surf. It is home for Ericeira's World Surfing Reserve, the first in Europe and the second in the world.
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The Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem and Santo António is located in a small courtyard with a privileged view over the Atlantic, in the center of Ericeira. Some say that the building even delimits the northern part of the village in the south. The chapel underwent several expansions and works over time before becoming the building that is next to the Fisherman's beach and that dates back to the 17th century. There are engravings on the doors that mark the year 1644 as the first year in which improvements were made; exactly two centuries later, in 1844, it was intervened at the behest of the last mayor of the municipality; at the beginning of the 20th century, new remodeling took place; and in 1993, the carving, painting and gilding of the altarpiece were restored.
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