Famalicão

Freguesia da Nazaré, Famalicão dista apenas 8 km da sede de concelho. No sopé da Serra da Pescaria e rodeada de férteis campos, a povoação, com uma área de 21,8 Km² e cerca de 1.700 habitantes, é atravessada pela linha do Oeste (CP).

Essentially rural and agricultural in nature, Famalicão has its settlement linked to the inhabitants of Paredes da Vitória, who in the early 16th century came to settle here, bringing with them the cult of Our Lady of Victory, which caused friction between new and old residents. At that time, the village was divided into Famalicão de Baixo, which belonged to Alfeizerão, and Famalicão de Cima, which belonged to Pederneira, and to which the inhabitants of Paredes came.

Until the 18th century this division was maintained, when the conflict between the two was “won” by Famalicão de Cima, unifying into a single village, which began to grow as a parish, under the protection of its patron – Our Lady of Victory – celebrated every year in August.

Like Pederneira, Famalicão was also part of the Cistercian domains, having been a vicar of the Monastery of Alcobaça, later becoming a priory.

Currently, Famalicão is a village in continuous development, whose economic base is agriculture and fruit production, with the wood fibre and ceramics industry being a pole of growth in the parish.

The still undiscovered beauty of Serra da Pescaria and Praia do Salgado are an asset to the land and a tourist spot to know, especially for lovers of sport fishing, nature and hiking.