My time lounging in the vineyard hills of Gradil, Portugal, has come to an end. For the rest of my time in Portugal, which totals 6 more nights, I’ll be city-bound – first in the capital Lisbon, then Porto. En route to Lisbon today I stopped off to pay a visit to the quaint seaside resort & fishing village of Ericeira, about 35 kilometres north west of the capital & where I engaged in a spot of people watching from upon high.
![Activity near the waters edge on Praia dos Pescadores (Fisherman's Beach) in Ericeira, Mafra, Portugal. August 24th 2013.](http://travel.davidmbyrne.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ericeira-portugal-7.jpg)
Activity near the waters edge on Praia dos Pescadores (Fisherman’s Beach) in Ericeira (), Mafra, Portugal. August 24th 2013.
![Praia dos Pescadores (Fisherman's Beach) in Ericeira, Mafra, Portugal. August 24th 2013.](http://travel.davidmbyrne.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ericeira-portugal-1.jpg)
Praia dos Pescadores (Fisherman’s Beach) in Ericeira, Mafra, Portugal. August 24th 2013.
![Praia dos Pescadores (Fishermans Beach) in Ericeira, Mafra, Portugal. August 24th 2013.](http://travel.davidmbyrne.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ericeira-portugal-6.jpg)
Praia dos Pescadores (Fishermans Beach) in Ericeira, Mafra, Portugal. August 24th 2013.
![Sunbathing on Praia dos Pescadores (Fisherman's Beach) in Ericeira, Mafra, Portugal. August 24th 2013.](http://travel.davidmbyrne.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ericeira-portugal-4.jpg)
Sunbathing on Praia dos Pescadores (Fisherman’s Beach) in Ericeira, Mafra, Portugal. August 24th 2013.
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