At the mouth of the Mondego, the regularly laid out little port town of Figueira da Foz, the "fig tree on the estuary", is one of the principal bases of the cod fisheries off the Portuguese Atlantic coast the fish market is held every morning on the south bank of the Mondego. Because of its broad beach of fine sand, stretching for 3km/2mi,
Figueira da Foz is also one of the most popular resorts on Portugal's west coast, with a range of sport and leisure facilities to match, including a marina.
Townscape
The park on the coast road divides the new hotel district from the old town of Figueira da Foz, near the harbor and mostly 19th C.
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