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Surfer school on Praia de Amado. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
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- Surfer school on Praia de Amado
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- original
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BEFORE MODERN SPORT
Praia do Amado
How work, access and surfing shaped Praia do Amado.
Scroll to follow the shoreline through time
Aljezur , officially the Town of Aljezur (Portuguese: Vila de Aljezur), is a town and municipality of the District of Faro and Algarve region, in Portugal.
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1635
Work at the water’s edge
Therefore, in the 17th century, they national government constructed the Fort of Arrifana; erected in 1635, rebuilt in 1635 and 1670, it was originally established to protect a fishing port that existed by 1516.
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ACCESS CHANGES
The shore becomes reachable
The surviving overview does not identify one decisive access date for Praia do Amado.
This edition therefore leaves that date open rather than turning gradual change into a false single event.
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Surfer school on Praia de Amado
Surfer school on Praia de Amado. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Surfer school on Praia de Amado
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
ORGANISED SPORT
Surfing reads the same coast differently
Activities: It is one of the most popular and consistent surfing and bodyboarding spots in Portugal, offering protection from strong Atlantic winds.
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THE LIVING MAP
The mapped place
Praia do Amado is recorded at 37.173° N, 8.901° W. A surf map fixes a name to one stretch of moving water, but the place changes with tide, swell direction, wind and the shape of the seabed.
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Surfer Beach - 65
Surfer school on Praia de Amado. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Surfer school on Praia de Amado
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
TODAY
Praia do Amado now
The coast is carved by nature, with a coast of 40 kilometres (25 mi) marked by beaches from Odeceixe, until Amado, known for its surfing conditions.
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THE LEDGER
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This exhibition is built from local, institutional and sporting records. The source ledger keeps the claims visible and leaves space for correction as further local evidence emerges.
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Artefacts in order of appearance
Surfer Beach - 65
AOD.EU.AMADO.V00 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Surfer school on Praia de Amado
AOD.EU.AMADO.V01 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Editorial record
Full European Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked Aljezur overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.