{"id":58519,"date":"2026-10-13T11:04:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T11:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/?post_type=to-visit&#038;p=58519"},"modified":"2026-10-13T17:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T17:05:14","slug":"lourinha","status":"publish","type":"to-visit","link":"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/ko\/attractions-to-visit\/regions-of-portugal\/lisbon-surroundings\/lourinha\/","title":{"rendered":"Lourinh\u00e3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the Atlantic coast west of Lisbon, Lourinh\u00e3 is the dinosaur capital of Portugal. Its cliffs have yielded some of the most important Jurassic fossils in Europe, and its long beaches, farmland and quiet old town give it a character all of its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History and identity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The town grew from a medieval settlement into a farming centre of the west, known for its orchards and its aguardente \u2014 a protected brandy made from local fruit. In recent decades, the discovery of dinosaur nests, eggs and embryos in its cliffs brought the town international attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to see and do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The dinosaur museum, with its Jurassic fossils and eggs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Dino Park, with life-size dinosaurs in the open air.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The old town and its church.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The beaches and cliffs along the coast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gastronomy and traditions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lourinh\u00e3 is known for its aguardente, its fruit and its seafood, caught along the Atlantic coast. Its festivals and fairs are part of the calendar of the west of Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nearby<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/ko\/attractions-to-visit\/regions-of-portugal\/center-of-portugal\/dino-park-lourinha\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Dino Park Lourinh\u00e3<\/a> is just outside the town, and the fishing town of <a href=\"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/ko\/attractions-to-visit\/regions-of-portugal\/center-of-portugal\/peniche\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Peniche<\/a> is a short drive north.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visiting Lourinh\u00e3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lourinh\u00e3 is in the west of Portugal, about 70 kilometres north of Lisbon, reached by road. Access to the town is free; for the museum and Dino Park, check the official website before your visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visitor information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cm-lourinha.pt\/\" rel=\"noopener\">cm-lourinha.pt<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Image credit: Lourinh\u00e3, Portugal, by Alexkom000, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A coastal town in western Portugal, known for its dinosaurs and its long Atlantic beaches.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58514,"parent":12301,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1074],"tags":[1072],"attraction-categ":[1056],"localidade":[1200],"content-type":[],"grupo-de-experiencias":[],"experiencia-tipo":[],"regioes_turisticas_term":[223],"class_list":["post-58519","to-visit","type-to-visit","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city","tag-region-of-portugal","attraction-categ-city","localidade-lourinha","regioes_turisticas_term-lisbon-and-surroundings"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lourinh\u00e3 \u2014 Dinosaurs and Coast in Western Portugal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A coastal town in western Portugal, known for its dinosaurs and its long Atlantic beaches.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/ko\/attractions-to-visit\/regions-of-portugal\/lisbon-surroundings\/lourinha\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"ko_KR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lourinh\u00e3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A coastal town in western Portugal, known for its dinosaurs and its long Atlantic beaches.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/ko\/attractions-to-visit\/regions-of-portugal\/lisbon-surroundings\/lourinha\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Real Dreams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-13T17:05:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2025-11-29_LourinhC3A3-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realdreams.pt\\\/attractions-to-visit\\\/regions-of-portugal\\\/lisbon-surroundings\\\/lourinha\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realdreams.pt\\\/attractions-to-visit\\\/regions-of-portugal\\\/lisbon-surroundings\\\/lourinha\\\/\",\"name\":\"Lourinh\u00e3 \u2014 Dinosaurs and Coast in Western Portugal\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realdreams.pt\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realdreams.pt\\\/attractions-to-visit\\\/regions-of-portugal\\\/lisbon-surroundings\\\/lourinha\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realdreams.pt\\\/attractions-to-visit\\\/regions-of-portugal\\\/lisbon-surroundings\\\/lourinha\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realdreams.pt\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/2025-11-29_LourinhC3A3-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-13T11:04:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-13T17:05:14+00:00\",\"description\":\"A coastal town in western Portugal, known for its dinosaurs and its long Atlantic beaches.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realdreams.pt\\\/attractions-to-visit\\\/regions-of-portugal\\\/lisbon-surroundings\\\/lourinha\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"ko-KR\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/realdreams.pt\\\/attractions-to-visit\\\/regions-of-portugal\\\/lisbon-surroundings\\\/lourinha\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"ko-KR\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realdreams.pt\\\/attractions-to-visit\\\/regions-of-portugal\\\/lisbon-surroundings\\\/lourinha\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realdreams.pt\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/2025-11-29_LourinhC3A3-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realdreams.pt\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/2025-11-29_LourinhC3A3-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"Lourinh\u00e3, Portugal. 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