Portugal's Praia do Norte has become legendary for big wave surfing. [1/20] Eric Rebiere rides a wave in Praia do Norte, Nazare, Portugal, February 2022. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes ...

Sebastian Steudtner from Germany rides a wave during a tow surfing session at Praia do Norte or North Beach in Nazare, Portugal, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Armando Franca) ...

Once a quiet fishing village, Nazaré, Portugal, is home to some of the world's largest rideable waves, reaching up to 100 feet. Learn more about this destination, what causes these massive waves ...

Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara may have broken the record for surfing the world’s biggest wave – a 100 foot monster off the coast of Nazaré, Portugal.

It's not in Hawaii or Australia, it's off the coast of Portugal, in an ancient town called Nazaré, where Garrett McNamara first had the ride of his life.

And back in the water that day. McNamara first surfed the waters off Nazaré, Portugal in 2010. When we first came here in 2012, there weren't many surfers riding these monster waves.

Nazare, a two-hour drive north of Lisbon on Portugal’s Atlantic coast, is famous for its women who wear skirts with seven petticoats (one for each day, for the seven colors of the rainbow, or ...

It seems that most of Nazare’s 15,000 inhabitants are in the tourist trade, but it’s not hard to find pockets of vivid and authentic culture. Somehow traditions survive.

Key Points Once a quiet fishing village, Nazaré, Portugal, is home to some of the world's largest rideable waves, reaching up to 100 feet. Learn more about this destination, what causes these ...